Recipes the way they're meant to be

This. This is the best chicken liver pate I’ve ever had. It’s so good I actually look forward to eating it. (It is liver, after all.) For the past two…

It was a complete surprise. My sweet friend Simona called me recently to tell me she was coming to the US for a visit. I couldn’t believe it. It’d been…

Risotto is comfort food for me.  As the seasons change, so does the produce I add in, but the creamy deliciousness remains the same. It takes constant stirring and attention,…

Ok so maybe you are one of those people who doesn’t like vegetables—except for mashed potatoes and green beans from a can. Don’t worry. I won’t judge you for it.…

Because weeknights are crazy busy, I need a yummy meal that I can throw together in just a few minutes. Tomato, Artichoke and Olive Spaghetti Squash is my go-to for…

“Ice cream has negative calories during the summer months.” At least, that’s what little old Hungarian ladies used to tell me when I lived in Budapest, Hungary. “Negative calories, huh?”…

“I’d be a vegetarian too if I had to eat factory farmed meat.” I ‘m talking with a cattle rancher who goes on to tell me the horrors of factory…

There are just some things that don’t belong together. Oil and water. Democrats and republicans. And it seemed, until Saturday night, cauliflower and pizza. Cauliflower has become the darling of…

As a kid, “going to lunch on Saturday” with Grandma meant nabbing our fill of free samples from Sam’s club. If we were lucky, there would be a variety of…

Easy. Straightforward. Delicious. Packed with nutrition. When a meal meets those four standards, I know it’s a keeper. I made this for the fam this past weekend and seriously, the…