~Making the Leap from Louboutin to Le Creuset
Philly got a bit of a present over the weekend in the form of freezing rain and snow galore. With the freezing rain that turns the hills of Manayunk into skid central, it was a weekend in for this gal. The Sous Pug didn’t fare well with the snow as he is now officially completely blind and could only slide down the sidewalks and stand bewildered on the freezing snow banks that he bravely attempted to climb. He pretty much {Read More}
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}
If you tried to do Nigella Lawson’s Coca Cola Ham over the holiday and are stompin’ your stilettos wondering what to do with the leftovers, well look no further – Nigella Lawson has the solution – her soul soothing Cuban Black Bean Soup. This soup is so good that I’m contemplating roasting another ham – but this time without all the burns and drama of trying to get the ham out of the stock. Who needs a holiday to serve {Read More}
Inspired by the killer demo by Ingrid Hoffmann at the Summit Wine & Food Festival last week (more on that later), I wanted something light and easy for dinner with fresh ingredients. Traveling on the back roads to and from Summit, New Jersey, I noticed that they had a bunch of little farm stands with signage that heralded the arrival of Jersey’s bounty. I stopped at Sweet Life Farms and I got to shoppin’ with a bunch of farm fresh {Read More}
One of the challenges I face is when one has leftover rotisserie chicken, what do you do? There’s only so much chicken salad that a gal can make. Well, faced with a partial leftover chicken taking up valuable real estate in my refrigerator, I thought “Soup”. However, I was not in the mood for my normal Southwestern Chicken soup. Sadly, I found myself in a winter recipe rut. My tried & true recipes were not an option and add a {Read More}
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