Eggs and toast, eggs and toast – who cares? BUT, if the eggs are slowly and softly scrambled with a teaspoon of cream, mixed up with a few pieces of mushrooms and fresh chives, then rested gently on a perfectly toasted piece of rye bread (like a tiara on a velvet cushion), and finished with a plump lavender chive flower garnish – that’s worth eating. Chives are among the heartiest of windowsill herbs to maintain. They grow quickly, are easy […]
We’ve had some drop-in breakfast guests lately, and since I don’t maintain a massive pantry of ready-to-cook breakfast food, some scrambling was in order – and not just for the eggs. With a pinch of this and a teaspoon of that, you can turn the most ordinary breakfast ingredients into something to get excited about. For example, this yogurt and fruit cup began as life in a plain Greek yogurt container. I popped it into the mixer, whipped the yogurt […]
I’m thrilled to have a guest post from my friend Matt Wendel, a wonderful chef who worked for President and Mrs. Bush both at their home in Texas and at Camp David. Matt is primarily known for his Tex-Mex cooking, but you can see from the recipe below that his skills are certainly not limited to South-of-the-Border cooking. This is a perfect midsummer grilling recipe, wherever you’re from! From Matt: This grilled marinated chicken is very tasty and easy to […]
Can you believe that Memorial Day is just a week away? The official start of summer is just around the corner, so what are you going to do with this nice, long weekend? Sometimes the best holiday weekends are the ones that require no travel or extra effort, just some lazy mornings to sleep in and a little extra time to cook something special. I used to make blueberry pancakes with vanilla ice cream for my girls on weekends like […]
This is for the hardcore dark chocolate lovers out there. And if you love dark chocolate and you love ribs, you won’t want to miss this recipe. Like star-crossed lovers, these two beloved foods have had many admirers, but somehow they’ve missed the love connection – until now. Chocolate on meat, in the form of a mole, is common in Mexico, where they don’t always feel the need to add sugar to chocolate. Full disclosure: if you are wedded to […]
