G umbo, after all, is another name for okra, one of my favorite vegetables, and as it is being supplied by our CSA , on a fairly regular ...

Y es, the spaghetti is named after the wine.  I couldn't resist, and  it does contribute that special bit of extra zip and depth.  To a ...

  T hat was my exact thought when I read Michael Ruhlman 's recipe for naturally pickled vegetables, in his book, Ratio .  No way.  Don...

When Ruth, of Once Upon a Feast , founder and sustaining force behind Presto Pasta Nights ,  asked me to host this week's event, I w...

 T his coming week I will be doing the hostessing for Presto Pasta Nights , (#185) a first for me, hosting anything that is. If you...

I know I'm dating myself, but so what??  I think this recipe has its origin sometime in the '60's. Since Bob has been going thr...

  O ne of my all time, favorite Italian dishes is Cannelloni, filled in a variety of ways, and topped with an appropriate complement for wha...

T here as many versions of this famous dish, as I'm sure there are of its namesake, those ladies of the night.  What's a girl to ...

 F or our current Cook the Books Club selection we had a delightful pick, Climbing the Mango Trees, Memoir of a Childhood in India , by ren...