Hello fellow readers! My food blog has officially moved to a new blog called Voila!
All the latest videos, recipes and photos will be there!
Why you ask? The answer is at the other blog
So tell your friends, your favorite chefs, your family and pets — but more foodie goodness is at the new site. Thanks for reading and see you soon!
This evening James and I will host our first dinner party in our new apartment! Both our families are coming up for my graduation and what better way to kick of the weekend than to have a lively party at our place?!
A few weekends ago we had some friends over for a luncheon — but that was easy to put together: we had sandwiches, hoagies, chips, salsa, the usual light lunch fare. However, with about 15 people en route to our house for dinner in a matter of hours, I went into high-party-planning-mode.
Planning for a dinner party thoughts:
1. Except for fresh fruit and veggies, start buying food little by little several days before the event to make your life easier. I always enjoy these trips to the market because then the excitement builds all week!
2. For tonight’s dinner, we’re serving lasagna ( a great dish to feed lots of hungry people!). We made it last night so that in the final hours before the party, I can make desserts, James can clean the apartment and we can both focus on other, less labor intensive tasks.
3. All the while, planning a party should be fun!!!
I’m an expert on throwing parties at my house, I have a lot to learn. But, what I do know I’ve learned from my mom — not only can she cook, but she know how to entertain!
Hi folks — I realize there’s been a big gap of time between the last post and this one. But the truth is, I’ve moved to a new apartment! My fiancee and I have been busy making it our first home. It’s taken a lot of time to get furniture, get organized and get used to the new place. I have to say — it’s fabulous!
I’ll post a picture s of the kitchen where I’ll report from and add more pictures and maybe even some video.
Thanks for tuning in!
My mom is the best cook, simply put.
All those cooking tips so far in the blog post (as of Feb. 26), I heard her say at one time or another. She can look at a sauce and by the texture, color or aroma tell what’s missing. She also gives it the ol’ fashion taste test.
Her homecooking is exactly that – homey, warm, soothing.
As a family growing up, we made a point to sit down for dinner together every night. There was joy around the food, laughter around the table and lovely memories of dinners at my house. It was a time to relax, take 30 minutes out of a busy homework night, and just enjoy.
Every year she happily makes the brisket at Hannukah and the turkey at Thanksgiving (28 people last year!).
She’s happy when she cooks and that’s what I learn from her. She taught me how to be flexible, imaginative and courageous – in the sense of..what the hell, just try it! – when it comes to cooking.
Especially now that I’m not just eating granola bars for dinner anymore, I call her about anything (and everything else) cooking related. How do I shred chicken? How do I make a stir fry? What’s your recipe for kasha varnishke’s (recipe to come) again?
She’s a whiz. And there’s a whole lot more I plan to learn.
I should say that all the recipes I’m putting up here have been tried and true.
That’s it – quick and simple. Have a great day!
First post. Here it goes! I’ve never been apt at writing and keeping up with blogs. But, since I graduated I found a new love for cooking. And I thought why not try blogging again about something that I thoroughly enjoy!
It took a while to find the name, but thanks to my dear friend and roommate, Yvette, a good name emerged and now I can get this thing off the ground.
I plan for this blog to be about my trial and errors and experiences in the kitchen – cooking, baking, mixing, experimenting and more.
I’m going to incorporate not only recipes, but photos, videos and any other links that would enhance my cooking, and your watching, experience.
Well, that’s it for now. Stay tuned as I beef up (no pun intended) this blog.
To read my manifesto-of-sorts… you can read the post: what’s so great about cooking?
