Hey Amy!

Continuing my love affair with the small bites, today I give you a lovely stuffed mushroom for the vegetarians.  I make these along with these when I am entertaining.  It’s also a very quick recipe to whip up when you have unexpected guests. Ingredients: 12 whole fresh mushrooms 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil 1 Tbsp. minced [...]

I enjoy serving snacks as a meal.  Creating several bite sized snacks and, voila!, a complete meal is born.  It’s also a perfect 5th meal if you are eating your larger meals early in the day.    I am going to spend some time over the next few days, sharing some of my favorite snack [...]

Mommie called yesterday with a recommendation she got in the bread aisle at the market from a family friend.  The recipe was intriguing and sounded full of flavor so in case you had never heard of it (as I never had), I am sharing today!  Thanks to my Mommie and Mommies everywhere. Ingredients: 3 c. [...]

Those of you on the east coast, particularly in NY, are experiencing a very hot summer.  I got a few “Hey Amy, I need a drink to cool me at the end of the day” requests.  Today we are going to pretend we are in St. Lucia, lying on the beach having a hot cabana [...]

Bell peppers are so colorful and lovely within any dish.  They bring flavor and beauty, something many ingredients are unable to do!  This is a simple, vegetarian dish that is refreshing after a work out, a day in the garden or even a nice addition to a meal.  Ingredients: 1 red bell pepper 1 orange [...]

I bought a Alcatraz Women’s Club Cook Book when I recently visited Alcatraz Island in San Francisco.  The collection of recipes come from the 1950′s and reflect a much more congenial and what I think of as a civilized time.  I will share many of these recipes as I get to know them but today [...]

Today I encountered two rude adults within 10 minutes of one another.  It’s almost like I should go back to bed and begin the day all over.  Here’s what happened: Woman #1:  I am driving into the alley behind my pilates studio (well, not mine in that I own it, mine in that I go [...]