Cookbooks

Strawberry Pie

By On July 10, 2014

Do you post pictures on Facebook for throw-back Thursday? Well, this pie is a throw-back to the ’80’s. My beautiful mom used to make this pie all the time with Pillsbury pie… Read More

Architecture

Beautiful Home For Sale in Austin

By On July 7, 2014

I went to an open house yesterday and toured this gorgeous home in the Soco section of Austin, Texas, designed and built by my friends Priscilla Glover & Ivan Spaller. They were… Read More

Chicken, Beef, Pork

Happy Birthday America!

By On June 30, 2014

It’s almost the 4th of July!  Let me know what you are cooking. I say why not celebrate with ribs? Juicy, St. Louis pork ribs, sauced with Stubb’s BBQ sauce. Before Stubbs… Read More

Appetizers and Sides

Scafata

By On June 23, 2014

What is scafata? I saw it in Bon Appetit, looking absolutely delicious with a poached egg on top and I knew I just had to make it!  I am always looking for… Read More

Lois Richwine "PEI mussels" smoked paprika recipes
Appetizers and Sides

PEI Mussels with Smoked Paprika

By On June 21, 2014

This is an easy appetizer or a light main dish. Perfect on a summer night, with a salad. I added smoked paprika, one of my favorite spices to enhance  the flavor with… Read More

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Artichokes, Sal de Ibiza & Provence Olive

By On June 13, 2014

This outstanding artichoke recipe is adapted from Giada De Laurentiis. Her recipe calls for anchovies but I didn’t have any, and it really didn’t matter; the chokes were absolutely delicious with olives… Read More

Appetizers and Sides

Seared Sea Scallops

By On June 4, 2014

A scallop is a common name applied to many species of marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae, the scallops. Scallops are a cosmopolitan family, found in all of the world’s oceans.… Read More

Cookbooks

Penne with Asparagus

By On May 25, 2014

I was inspired to make this recipe after one of my best friends, Pixie Yates, sent me a picture of the dinner she made Saturday night at her home in NYC.  Pixie… Read More

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Inventive Eco Organic Skin Care

By On May 15, 2014

My beautiful friend Ali Garnel, is the director of marketing for this superb skincare line. She has gifted me with the starter kit and I love it! I am getting so many… Read More

Desserts

Blueberry & Peach Crisp

By On May 5, 2014

This delicious, fast and easy dessert is adapted from Melissa Clark‘s, Mixed Berry Crunch that I saw in the New York Times in 2008 and I have been making it ever since.… Read More