Pot Roast & Mashed Potatoes
I love to make a pot roast on Sundays. Start it in the morning and let it cook for 3 or 4 hours and it will perfume the house with mouth watering… Read More
Italian Gnocchi
One of our best friends, Jon Dee Graham, and I have been talking about making gnocchi together for years. Finally, we did and what a great time was had with Jon… Read More
Chicken & Dumplings
It’s still hot here in Austin, but since it is officially fall I thought that I would make chicken and dumplings. I started with a basic chicken soup recipe and then added… Read More
Spaghetti with Baked Cherry Tomatoes
This delicious easy pasta recipe is adapted from Lidia Bastianich. She is a great cook and her book, Lidia Cooks From the Heat of Italy, is fantastic. It is divided into different… Read More
Broke Not Broken
My husband, Jesse Sublett, is a very talented writer. It makes me nervous to write a newsletter when I live with a published author and screenwriter. I know that I make mistakes… Read More
Panzanella Bread Salad
It’s the dog days of summer, very hot and dry and we are so ready for some cool weather in Austin. Salads are a lovely dinner this time of year with… Read More
Margherita Pizza on the Grill
We fired up the grill last night, put the pizza stone on it and made a few pizzas. Really beats heating the house up with a hot oven. With temperatures in the… Read More
New York City
Jesse and I just came back from NYC. The food, people, shopping, museums, and the architecture make for a magnificent town. The post office and many office building are art-deco, and they… Read More
Grilled Clams
I really enjoyed this recipe. It is easy, delicious and perfect for a summer appetizer or a main dish with a salad and other sides. I especially love clams, they remind… Read More
Heirloom Tomatoes with Gorgonzola Cheese
This recipe is adapted from the Barefoot Contessa‘s blue cheese dressing. I used Gorgonzola cheese. Gorgonzola is a veined Italian blue cheese made from unskimmed cows milk, mostly produced in Northern Italy.… Read More
