Paper Palate

Shauna James Ahern likes loves is obsessed with food.  Like so many of us, she has had an on again, off again love affair with food for her entire life; always searching for the answer to what ailed her, and somehow knowing that it lay in right in front of her … on her plate.  […]

Do you know what I call smart? Taking something from “works awesome” (No-Knead Bread) to the level of “KICK-ASS.” Which is exactly what authors of the book Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois, have done.  Oh yeah, and I hold them both directly responsible for the extra 3lbs I’ve […]

Sometimes you get a moment of serendipity when the universe makes sense. On Monday, I was brought an offering of Seville oranges, which is quite some gift as it is more or less impossible to find these particularly bitter citruses any longer. At the market stall where I annually purchase my oranges, I was told in no uncertain terms, […]

For Christmas, I put several things on my wish list and, of course, at the top of this list were barbecue books related to the style of barbecue that I enjoy the most, “Texas Style Barbecue.”  Having this in mind, I chose to review a book I feel has a unique feel and great recipes for […]

As it’s just hubby and me, I am seemingly always trying to scale-back recipes or be on a hunt for a recipe that doesn’t make quite as much. I always hear the idea to make the full recipe, and save the leftovers, but that’s really not for me. I enjoy being in the kitchen and […]

When my friend J asked if I have been cooking since I was young, or if I just started learning the skill after I got married and settled down in a home away from home.  I laughed and told her it was the latter.
I learn to cook and bake from reading cookbooks, magazines and by watching […]

It’s the New Year - time of resolutions on healthier lifestyles, fitness regimes and healthy eating. So up steps Delicious with a seemingly low-everything issue.
They include a free magazine this month, 10 Thinner Dinners, which lists, amongst a few recipes, 50 ways to ‘lighten up and feel great.’ The tips range from steaming your vegetables, making […]

It always amazes me that anyone should have a difficult time buying me a present.  Then again, it also amazes me that I’m not showered with presents on a daily basis.  I’m sure there are enough cookbooks out there that I could get a new one every day and never have any repeats.  Sadly, I […]

I had torn up my “Final Notice” subscription renewal form from Gourmet magazine. I had convinced myself that I no longer needed to see the magazine monthly and that not renewing my subscription would be one small step I could take towards budgeting in the new year. The truth is, I haven’t been overly crazy […]

I love Paris! I really, really do. I had been dying to go there for as long as I could remember. Last Summer, after almost twenty years of begging, whining and cajoling, I finally talked my husband into making the trip. I mean, it’s not as if we never traveled. We’ve been cruising in the […]