Month: October 2017

Cookie Monsters

Cookie Monsters

  My sister puts the fun in cookies.  I remember when I was very young the production of Christmas cookies was an all-afternoon artistic blitz.  My older sisters would spend hours on their colorful sculptural creations…or at least the first dozen or two were works 

Pear Apple Chutney revisited

Pear Apple Chutney revisited

  I’m seeing so many of these ingredients at the Farmer’s Market it seemed like a good time to re-post this little chutney treat from November of 2011.  Enjoy!    Chutneys-–pungent enough to raise your eyebrows, but sweet and savory enough that you close your 

Chuck Roast with Moroccan Seasonings

Chuck Roast with Moroccan Seasonings

  Patience. I’m finding myself in the middle of numerous catering events and with no time to do a recipe for the post, but I can share with you the lessons that I live and one of those ‘Vague Recipes’.  And some Midwestern autumn images 

Pasta Salad with Feta, Basil and Tuaca Figs

Pasta Salad with Feta, Basil and Tuaca Figs

  I made this salad for my second-ever wedding that I catered on my own many years ago, it was a good mix and I’m kind of amazed I don’t cater with it more often.  Those first weddings were so memorable—I wanted to provide awesome