CUORE FELICE

I have two memories of ribs as a kid. The ONE TIME - ONCE - that my Korean mother made them in the oven and told people for two weeks how she made them so tender. (Why she never made them again irritates me, but it certainly made them memorable.) But once she left, there were so many nights of take out. When my dad would suggest "The Rib Rack," my brother and I would cheer every time. I can see the pile of fried onions on top of white bread served alongside the best ribs ever

Chicken Parm, Arugula Salad, Homemade Pasta Don't get me wrong; I love the chicken parm recipe from Cook's Illustrated. I've made it hundreds of times and gotten restaurant reviews. HOWEVER, when I lucked into Garth Brooks concert tickets five years ago, I called Taylor and Courtney to see which one wanted to go. (And I love that Courtney told me to take her husband and have a blast.) Taylor and I met at The Palm since it's across the street from the Arena. He used his frequ

Carnitas is my new go-to at my favorite Mexican restaurant. In the spirit of "How Hard Could It Be?", I went in search of a recipe to...

"That's a pie crust promise - easily made, easily broken." ~ Mary Poppins So I made my resolution to post every Sunday. . . maybe every other Sunday? I'm missing La Madeleine in this real winter that Nashville is having. No, not a person, but a place with memories: Lunches with my high school boyfriend's mother over quiche and tomato basil soup . Catching up with Jodi when back in Bethesda over croissants and potato galettes. Grading papers on a school night by their fire an

I often ask people, "If you were stranded on a deserted island with only one food, what would it be?" My answer used to be avocado, but I...

Soooooo, the gardening is coming to a close. It's been a fun project from start to finish: Covid with the kiddos and starting seed in the...

I had so been looking forward to SPRING BREAK ... And suddenly, we are coronavirus closed for three weeks. No students for three weeks....

Exhausted from a long hockey season and two weeks of non-stop grading, I just packed up the car and headed to the farm for spring break....

Spring break has come and gone. One intended project was posting the nearly fifty back logged recipes from the past year of Keto experiments... Fail. But now that I've returned home, it's gearing up for work and March MADNESS! Last night I stared down two sweet potatoes and had an idea: Pinch of Yum's chili! After I rummaged through the freezer and pantry, substitutes were made. The result had me texting Casey. If she still lived two doors down, I would have just walked ove

Often when I have leftover anything I wonder what I can do with it. In this case, it was leftover bones from a roast. "Surely," I...