The husband surprised me with a trip to Italy in 1999. It was one of the best vacations we ever took if you ask me. My course of study in college was art history with a concentration in Michelangelo so getting to see the Sistine […]

Have you had the opportunity to taste and use flavored balsamic vinegars? I have to say that I had no idea that there were such condiments and when I learned about them I was very intrigued. So many possibilities for salad dressings of course but […]

I was sent a copy of Local Dirt by Andrea Bemis at no charge. I will pair this on my cookbook shelf with it’s companion, Dishing Up the Dirt – with that review I made some very tasty muffins. About Local Dirt: The author of […]

Sometimes I just want a dinner that takes me back to my childhood. I guess it’s what we call comfort food. The other night it was a cold, cloudy, grey day and I knew I wanted wanted of those hearty meals that, as they say, […]

The tomato crop has been very good this year. Unlike past years we actually were able to bring in quite a few that ripened on the vine. Usually we have to bring them in green and let them turn red in the basement. I have […]