Getting Baked in the Big Apple (and Other Crumbs)

I spent what little time I had in New York last Sunday morning scoping out — and sampling the offerings — at various Big Apple bakeries. Because that’s just what I do. It’s really not my fault. My husband is still peeved that our family spent most of our time in Lisbon at Casa Pasteis […]

Kooking with the Kardashians? Like, Seriously?

I haven’t — nor will I ever — read Kris Jenner‘s new cookbook, “In The Kitchen With Kris: A Kollection Of Kardashian-Jenner Family Favorites,” but that’s never stopped me from serving up a snarky opinion. This over-publicized Hollywood how-to written, ahem, by the matriarch of the Kardashian clan is 300 pages of her own recipes […]

A ‘Victory’ for Kale?

A long time ago and not so far away, Steven and I supped at the home of our friends who are mad gardeners. The wife, an excellent cook as well, served us boneless turkey breast stuffed with kale and mushrooms. It was delicious, and I never forgot it.   So when the kale craze hit […]