When you’re invited to a potluck, do you suddenly forget every recipe you’ve ever cooked in your life? When the RSVP asks you to list what you will bring, do you feel anxious and confused? Then, on the day of the party, do you go to the store and grab the first thing you find? I’m saying this like [...]
The other night, when we were eating those grilled pork chops with cherry salsa, my husband Mike commented that I’m the cook in the house who marinates food, whereas he’s more of a rub kinda guy. This is a good distinction to make, and it weirdly matches our personalities. It makes sense that I would [...]
I love it when I “invent” an easy and delicious way to prepare something, only to learn that it has an elegant name, especially a French one. It was a double whammy when I unwittingly created Salmon en Papillote with Mangos and Orange Suprêmes. I was not aware of my utter elegance when I first [...]
