Requests to my kitchen come in various forms.   Some are subtle suggestions of a newspaper article folded and placed alongside my morning co...

I found this recipe a while back and filed it away for tomato season.   This was a wonderfully fresh sauce that was great over pasta.  

A supper easy summer salad to serve that always Wows a crowd.   Serve as side dish or main with really good crusty bread to sop up the extr...

New Jersey’s July heat and humidity coupled with Chocolate fanatic cravings has finally met its match.  

One egg + one jalapeno + one tomato + one ounce Jack cheese + one whole wheat flour tortilla = Brunch for one.

Add in a loaf of fresh bread, a few crackers and a bottle of chilled white and you are set! J

I found a socca recipe a while back on Mark Bittman’s list of personal favorites and knew I had to try it.  

I needed an appetizer for an afternoon barbecue that could be made ahead, travel well and served as everyone returned from a day of explorin...

It’s the start of plum season and I needed a dessert for North Plainfield’s Music Night that would be a sweet accompaniment to the wonderful...

Quick and easy soup for a hearty lunch or snack.  

Here is the last installment of the Turkey meatball adventure.  

 Happy Cinco de Mayo !  Create your own festa using ingredients that you like and   these photos as motivation.

An easy meal for a Saturday night with a nice bottle of red and good loaf of artisan bread, Steak and spinach is sure to please.   

This is the very first recipe from handwritten recipe notebook circa 2004.   The tilapia was so good, it motivated me to try to organize my...

I have been meaning to try Okonomiyaki for some time now.   I’m not sure where I first stumbled upon it, but the concept of cabbage pizza wa...

I have made Heidi’s Oat Soda Bread twice now and have loved it both times.   I love the loaf pan aspect of this soda bread which makes us...

I stumbled across this soup recipe today on Dinner Tonight as I scanned the what's cooking links on the side of this page.  It sounded...

When I received Dorie’s Around My French Table Cookbook for Christmas, this shortbread cookie was one of the first that I flagged to try. ...

Remember the Short Ribs – Braised in Belgium Style Ale Recipe   that I made a week or two ago?   The leftovers were terrific stuffed inside ...

Another super simple, last minute dessert recipe that uses crescent rolls.   This is a variation of the basic Pillsbury recipe for sweet che...