~Making the Leap from Louboutin to Le Creuset
Not only is Fall my favorite fashion season, but it’s also my favorite season for cooking and entertaining. I am a sucker for all things butternut squash, pumpkin, short ribs, stews, and other various comfort dishes. This weekend, I decided to play with one of Giada de Laurentiis’ recipes for Beef & Butternut Squash Stew. I added some red pepper flakes for a bit of heat which played nicely with sweetness from the squash. Another change I made is to {Read More}
One thing I’m looking forward to is a day of R&R in one of my favorite cities – The Big Apple. This year’s Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is set up a bit differently in that the demos are at the Grand Tasting Tents so the likelihood of me running around the city like a chicken with my head cut off like last year is null and void. The tents are near one of my favorite {Read More}
If you watched the Food Network’s Secrets of a Restaurant Chef, Worst Cooks in America and Iron Chef America, you already know that Chef Anne Burrell cooks like a rock star. For years she was Mario Batali’s right hand on Iron Chef, with recipes that would often secure the defeat of any challenger and they got it done in under an hour. Since her show’s debut, Secrets of a Restaurant Chef has taught viewers tips and techniques to make any dish {Read More}
When I lived in Orlando, I would often run out for lunch with one of my friends, Ms. M., to this one specific restaurant down the street because she adored their tabbouleh. For the life of me, I cannot remember the restaurant’s name but she thought that they used more lemon which made it pop. I didn’t have an interest in making it ever because I’m not a fan of bulgar (why, I don’t know – I’ll eventually get over {Read More}
I was looking at my calendar the other day and noticed that the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival is coming up fast. I seriously don’t know where the time went. One minute we were at SOBE, the next the Atlantic City Wine & Food Festival sipping on some Bourbon Cider cocktails and now I have some serious wardrobe planning for NYCWFF. There’s something about being in New York City during the crisp fall months – it’s {Read More}
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