Until yesterday, I had never poached an egg. I had heard horror stories and will admit, they scared me. I found out that it was National Eggs Benedict Day yesterday from Alias Grace on Twitter. She also told me about the site The Perfect Poached Egg which gave me courage to try poaching my own. […]
Recipe Review: Martha’s Perfect Mac and Cheese
My version of Oprah’s Tomato Roasted Garlic Soup
Roberta Boyle inspired me to try this Tomato Roasted Garlic Soup from the Oprah Magazine Cookbook. From her description of making it, it sounded ridiculously easy with such positive results I just had to try. I did, however, change the recipe a little and add my own touches here and there. Roberta is right. This […]
How not to make waffles!
In Homage to Spring: Green Goddess Salad
This week I wanted to explore foods for St. Patrick’s Day but then my husband reminded me that it is kind of a Christian day of celebration and there is even a theory that the “snakes” that were banished were actually pagans/Druids, since snakes have not been in Ireland since the ice age. He also […]
Chicken Pot Pie Sandwiches
Thankfully this cautionary tale has a happy foodie ending but if I had not kept a cool head, well, it would have been a very different story. We begin with Lynn Crawford’s Cheddar Cheese Biscuits. That part of the story is all sunshine and daisies. A beautiful recipe. Here is where it all comes crashing […]