Last Wednesday night, my mother and I attended a sold-out event at the Strand Capitol in York: An Evening with Ina Garten. I knew the The Barefoot Contessa was a popular Food Network chef and an accomplished cookbook author, but I really had no idea until last week that she was so beloved! During the [...]
Quick. Name two foods that pregnant women stereotypically crave. Did you guess ice cream and pickles? Because apparently they’re the most popular answers. And I have both covered. More specifically chocolate peanut butter ice cream and oven fried pickles. Of course, you don’t have to be sporting a baby bump to enjoy this simple snack. [...]
Due to a last minute trip last weekend to see my brother before he leaves again for London, we kept our Super Bowl festivities to a minimum. While a big pot of tortellini soup simmered on the stove top, we sipped Guinness and snacked on hummus. Just the two of us. In our sweatpants. It [...]
In Munich, we indulged in pretzels as big as our heads. Unfortunately, it wasn’t possible to make dozens of gigantic pretzels for our Oktoberfest party. So we made 50 mini versions instead. Nick is the bread baker in this marriage, but he was busy buying beer and tenderizing meat on Saturday morning, so it was [...]
Because my only brother moves to London (today!) and because he loves Reuben sandwiches, we prepared a similar dip to serve at his going away party last weekend. We all visited Andrew in New York City for Easter 2008. It was then he introduced us to Katz Deli in the Lower East Side. Established in [...]
My little brother moves to London tomorrow! And so, naturally, we hosted a proper farewell party for him last Saturday. The Culinary Couple cooked a variety of American and British dishes for close to 50 guests. The local food choices were easy: Firehouse Pulled Pork BBQ and All American Meatballs. Both were made in mass [...]
Better than bar wings and perfect for football Sundays. Balsamic Chicken Wings (Printable Recipe) Makes 40 wings. Ingredients 1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup honey 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar 4 Tbsp cajun spice 2 Tbsp rotisserie seasoning 40 small chicken wings Directions Combine soy sauce, honey, balsamic vinegar, and spices. Add wings and marinate 1 [...]
Combine avocados, tomatoes, red onion, garlic, lime juice, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Mash to desired consistency, or pulse in a food processor for a creamier dip. We prefer to serve ours with multi grain tortilla chips and Coronas. And avocados picked directly from California trees add a nice touch!
Simple. Festive. Tasty. First made for a 2007 holiday gathering in State College. Baked Brie (Printable Recipe) Makes 12 servings. Ingredients 1 10 oz wheel brie 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup sliced almonds 1 sheet frozen puff pastry, thawed 1 egg, beaten, with 1 tsp water (egg wash) Directions Preheat oven to 375°F and [...]