Searches on Google are up for Gucci and Saks, and discount and bargain searches are down. Is the economy bouncing back? Should red-meat return to the daily dinner table in America? Well here’s a delicious recipe with hints from our southern neighbors that is sure to delight the family and will not break the bank. [...]
It’s such a shame that the economy has yet to get off the government life support and back into a real playing field, and now more than ever people are tightening to purse strings and cutting off all oxygen to the fun and diversions parts of their lives. So you’ve been buying in bulk and [...]
The clients have hired me. I know I’ll be cooking for 4 people. The price has been established and the date and time are set. The important business is now done. The fun now begins as I, The Personable Chef set to work on creating a delicious menu. Hiring a personal chef allows you to really customize [...]
My sister recently had a root canal. This might not seem like the time that you would expect anything great to come out of our kitchen… but you’d be surprised, there are some terrific foods that you can enjoy with no chewing required. The absolute highlight of my sister’s recovery has been smoothies! They are super easy to [...]
Some dishes are indeed better than the sum of their parts, but pesto is another story. Why pulverize such divine ingredients and drown them in raw garlic and oil? The end product is less, rather than more, at least to my palate (call it a perverse palate if you must). That’s why I make my [...]
Ok, so the economy has been continuing on its downward spiral into certain destruction and going out to eat now seems like a twice a year luxury many of us are living without. Yet, staying at home with a box of Mac-n-cheese or a can of spaghetti-Os just isn’t going to suffice for many food [...]
Today is Cinco de Mayo and what better way to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage than to stuff your face and have a siesta. Here is an easy recipe for a Mexican breakfast frittata with chorizo, jalapenos and cotija cheese. It is important here to use fresh Mexican chorizo and not the cured Spanish or [...]
Last Saturday was my husband Dan’s 64th birthday. On Saturday night, for his actual birthday, we had our traditional joint celebration with one of our best friends, Richard, whose birthday falls the very next day, on February 1st, of the same year. In the spirit of reducing our joint restaurant expenditures, his wife, Nancy, a [...]
The binge began at our annual big Christmas Eve party. The house was decked out. Each room had a Christmas tree, our two fireplace mantels were covered w/ garlands and flowers, lights and candles, a welcoming wreath hung on our front door and the outside was covered with little white twinkle lights welcoming everyone. As [...]
I freely admit to a long-time fear of beets. Growing up, I would sooner have eaten pot roast (yuck!) than consume anything even remotely resembling such a weird-looking root vegetable. While my dislike of pot roast has not altered with time, my opinion of root vegetables in general (and beets in particular) has. Beet greens [...]
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