Peach, Berry and Radicchio Panzanella Salad

Peach, Berry and Radicchio Panzanella Salad

I’m definitely guilty of making pretty much the same salad day after day. What science tells us though is that we need to cycle in different types of ingredients to introduce important micro-nutrients and enzymes into our bodies that are so good for us.   Here...
Provencal Asparagus Tart

Provencal Asparagus Tart

There is something about French Provencal food that really speaks to me. Haute Provence cuisine is a much lighter and simpler style of cooking verses Haute Cuisine, which is what a lot of people associate with French cooking. Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region of...
Apple-Cherry Pie

Apple-Cherry Pie

Years ago, when I had my gourmet shop on Fishers Island, my mother-in-law at the time, Anna, would make pies and cookies for me to sell at the store. I decided to sell the pies for fifteen dollars, which Anna thought was outrageously expensive. However, the minute I...
White Bean Puree with Kale and Balsamic Onions

White Bean Puree with Kale and Balsamic Onions

As a vegetarian, if I showed up at someone’s house and they served this to me for dinner, I be thrilled. So often vegan and vegetarian meals are dishes intended to have meat, without the meat. This White Bean Puree with Kale and Balsamic Onions has a variety of...
Lemon Asparagus Risotto

Lemon Asparagus Risotto

Congratulations! We’ve lived through another week of quarantine and can take a deep breath and begin this new week with a commitment to stay home and stay healthy, plowing past this virus as soon as possible. Yesterday, I completed my workout without tears, so...
Roasted Pepper, Artichoke and Cannellini Bean Salad

Roasted Pepper, Artichoke and Cannellini Bean Salad

Life at my day job as a Realtor has been roller-coaster of changes by the hour since our town has gone into lock-down mode. I had a conversation with a friend that personified all that is and will be so challenging during this period. We are all concerned about...