~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}
When I’m looking for comfort food, one of the first things that comes to mind is short ribs. As I joked this weekend, when people are prepping for hurricanes and blizzards and stocking up on eggs, milk and bread, I’m looking for shortribs and other fab ingredients for the slow cooker. Recently, after a fabulous Philly Food & Drink Writers meetup at Daniel Stern’s R2L with Philly Homegrown and La Phemme Phoodie, I ventured down to the Philadelphia’s 9th Street {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}
Recently, I noticed that my DVR decided to record an episode of Simply Delicioso on the Cooking Channel. Ingrid Hoffmann was making a Chipotle Tamale Pie and I made a mental “must try note.” Then, over Labor Day weekend, I picked up the fall issue of Popular Plates Magazine and lo and behold there is Ingrid with the same recipe. When something crosses my path a couple of times, I tend to pay attention and decided there was no time {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}
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