Hey Amy!

Hello, yeah, it’s been a while. I have been tending to very important matters–my brother’s health. While I was busy focused on the important things in life (family), the calendar slipped right by me and now we are days away from the launch of the summer season–Memorial Day Weekend! I am so anxious for some [...]

Who doesn’t love those Creamsicles of our youth?  They satisfy my sweet tooth and each time I eat one, memories of my hot summer days of my youth come flooding back.  This recipe I think is an adult version of those Popsicles.  It’s light, creamy and very refreshing. Ingredients: 1 box vanilla instant pudding mix [...]

Pancakes are something I crave constantly.  The warm maple syrup chasing the melted butter over the side of a fresh stack really sends me.  Just writing about them now makes me want to put away the laptop and whip up some right now.  I love traditional flavors but occasionally you need to flip the script [...]

This is a delicious alternative to a cinnamon sugar traditional coffee cake.  I serve this at my afternoon tea parties with my girlfriends (what you don’t have them?) or make it for my friends at the office.  It travels well if you are in need of a cake to take to an ill friend or [...]

Oh my it’s close to Christmas.  It’s snowing furiously here in NYC and my LA body is in shock!  I woke this morning thinking about the Christmas feast and what would be served in each of your homes.  Many of you do what my Grandma Jo used to do–both ham and turkey as the center [...]

Julia Child, “The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook”. Ingredients: 3 Tbsp. orange liqueur 3 or 4 bright-skinned oranges 1/2 lemon orange juice 6 egg yolks 1/2 c. granulated sugar 2 tsp. cornstarch 6 egg whites pinch of salt 1 Tbsp. granulated sugar ice cubes 1/2 [...]

This is a fairly healthy dish that is simple to create.  The key is in the basting.  I know, I know, you don’t have time to hover around the oven and baste this beast.  Well, let me tell you that it is worth it.  Figure out something else to do while you are between bastings.  [...]