Spaghetti & Meatballs
When I want comfort I want spaghetti and I mean strings like linguine, fettucine or thin spaghetti. No cute little shapes but strings as Dashiell calls it. Add a few meatballs and… Read More
Stuffed Cabbage
This is my mother Helen DiMascio Richwine’s recipe. She used to make this dish all the time for my dad and uncles. It is Polish, Jewish, Hungarian, Czech, Serbian or Croation depending… Read More
I LOVE MY PIZZA STONE!
My wonderful husband, Jesse, bought me a fabulous Emile Henry pizza stone for Christmas and I love it. It may indeed be my new favorite kitchen toy. I like to make pizza… Read More
Shrimp Scampi
Define an easy after work dinner….Shrimp Scampi! Who needs 30 minute meals when you can have a delicious 15 minute meal? Right on! This is so delicious and simple. Toss with pasta… Read More
Pizza Again!
Well, why not pizza again? It is one of the easiest, quickest and most creative dishes I can think of. Christina and Jasmine came over after work and I have to tell… Read More
Boeuf Bourguignon & Beef Stew
Boeuf Bourguignon and Beef Stew and are both homey, hearty, comforting and delicious dishes. They are similar, but Beef stew is more simple and American. Boeuf Bourguignon has a French name and… Read More
Happy Birthday Dashiell!
Today is the 16th birthday of my beautiful, talented, smart and wonderful son, Dashiell. He loves chocolate so I wanted to bake a cake for him made with chocolate and lots of… Read More
Fatoush
Cabrito, kid, chevon, are all names for baby goat. And whatever you want to call it I don’t eat it or cook it. BUT our friend Mike McIntosh and his lovely wife… Read More
Book Club & Oven Roasted Tomatoes
Once a month I get together with 10 or so brilliant, witty and beautiful womem to discuss a book that we’ve read. We all bring wine and or an appetizer and some… Read More
Basil (Ocimum basilicum)
With Labor Day around the corner my basil garden is almost finished. It lasted through the summer and actually seemed to thrive in the heat as long as I remembered to water… Read More
