The bright yellow forsythia flowers appear later in the spring out on eastern Long Island than elsewhere in western NY. As a result,…
Cognac in hand-cut Irish crystal snifters The prestigious Louis XIII cognac is manufactured using grapes from the Grande Champagne territory of Cognac, France.…
One thing that you can be sure to always find in my refrigerator is a jar of my home-pickled jalapeños – green, red…
It seems like eons ago when I use to make and bake bread three or four times a week. A key motivation for…
In the world of shopping, there is little that will excite me as much as a purveying outing for exotic ingredients, say, like Indian…
If you’ve spent any time perusing our blog, especially the recipe and the food pix pages, you might notice a distinct shortage of…
We’ve been cooking and eating a lot of fish since Saturday when we purveyed a selection of seafood from Arthur Avenue, in the…
Several hours prior to our dinner guests’ arrival, I was still uncertain about the nature of my hors d’oeuvres. Rummaging through the fridge…
When we think about Easter, several symbolic images come to mind, beyond your basic Easter eggs, simply because of tradition. The…
The light was so beautiful this morning in my kitchen that I knew at once we’d soon be photographing breakfast! Coincidentally, on her…