published 3 days ago, in the late evening

One of my beloved readers inquired about good way to weave protein into the most important meal of the day: breakfast. She was explaining to me that she finds it difficult to eat something healthy, wholesome and “powerhouse” enough with so little time to prepare it. I totally agree. It is a challenge. It doesn’t [...]
published last year, at the end of September

Two weeks ago, my husband and I welcomed a new baby girl into our family – Sarah. She is amazing – such a good baby and we as a family unit are adjusting to the newest member in stride. We’ve had incredible help and support from friends and family – but in particular from my [...]
published last year, at the end of July

Last night, I had slim pickings for dinner ingredients. I threw together some of the remaining items in my fridge along with some leftover salmon and made this wonderful quiche. My children had seconds and thirds. And this morning, I had a little piece on toast for brunch. It was so delicious. The dill adds a delightful [...]
published last year, mid-June

This recipe is inspired by the New York Times original recipe as well as the stunning photos of Smitten Kitchen’s adaptation. Delish. I’m not a huge sweet person. But, every once in a while, I like to enjoy a little piece of heaven on the weekend for our “Sunday morning family breakfast extravanganza.” It’s been years since I’ve made something [...]
published last year, mid-March

This is a recipe I adapted from Rose Carrarini’s Breakfast, Lunch, Tea cookbook. We had it for breakfast this morning and it was so delicious. Very satisfying. My son loved it – but my daughter is still working on her molars so she was having a hard time chewing the nuts and seeds with sore, [...]
published last year, at the start of March

Our waffle maker died a few weeks ago. It was a sad day – we used it at least 4 times per week. Funny, I actually felt lost without it. After 2 1/2 weeks, I couldn’t take it anymore. I bit the bullet and bought another one. I made waffles for dinner the evening it arrived. I was scanning [...]
published last year, at the end of February

This morning, I was sipping on my green tea in front of the computer checking email, Twitter and such. And Martha Stewart twittered that she was going to be doing a kitchen segment on the Today Show this morning. My son happened to be home from school sick today so we sat together and watched her segment. He loves [...]