~Making the Leap from Louboutin to Le Creuset
Jimmy Contreras is one of Philly’s well-loved movers and shakers. Add to that his flair for style and fashion, and you have one man who knows what will make you look and feel fabulous! If there is something going on in this city, you can bet that he knew about it long before it crossed everyone else’s radar. Well, now he keeps Philly in the loop through Philly Street Style. Cooking In Stilettos was thrilled to be asked to be a {Read More}
Ever have the situation where you are in need of an ingredient and you go to your pantry and realize that you are clear out of it? That happened to me last year during the holidays. I had granulated sugar, demera sugar, powdered sugar – you name it, I had it – all but brown sugar. Can I tell you how miffed I was to have to leave and run up to the grocery store in the midst of a {Read More}
Sometimes recipes need variety – or changes. One recipe that is so ingrained in my head that I can make it by memory is Grown Up Girlie’s Southwestern Chicken Soup. however, this time I decided to play around in my pantry and this version made the cut. The chipotle salsa had quite the kick and y’all know how much I adore Smoked Paprika.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chipotle Southwestern Corn Chicken Soup Adapted from Real Simple Recipe Ingredients: 3 cups chicken broth 3 cups {Read More}
One thing I have to thank the Top Chef producers for – bringing to the home viewers attention other great chefs that might not necessarily be on the Food Network or Fine Living. Recently on the Tivo, I discovered a plethora of new shows – Jose Andres, the ever present Ming Tsai and, one of my new favorites – Hubert Keller. On one of the recent episodes, he based a whole show just on the condiment that is found in every good {Read More}
My pantry has been severely neglected. Those closest to me know that work has been kickin‘ me into overdrive and cooking and I have been estranged. Part of the reason for the cooking pause has been, quite simply, this nightmare of a pantry. To find something means some serious expeditions to find that one elusive ingredient as it hasn’t been organized in forever. Not to mention, the lighting in my kitchen has been horrid but since the complex finally fixed {Read More}
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