Fruit

Tomato Galette

Tomato Galette

Join me in creating a Tomato Galette masterpiece! Bursting with the essence of summer, this flaky rustic delight is an ode to juicy, sun-kissed tomatoes and a golden buttery, flaky crust. Let’s dive into the art of simple, savory bliss! What you’ll need for this […]

Cranberry Walnut Celebration Bread

Cranberry Walnut Celebration Bread

This bread involves heaps of dried cranberry (9 ounces to be precise), that paired with walnuts, scream “Christmas”, and tastes pretty darn close to Panettone (texture & taste) which we usually associate with this time .

The Paw Paw in Our Backyard

The Paw Paw in Our Backyard

Shrubs, flowers, ornamental trees of all sorts, are very common to find in a usual suburban backyard but a Pawpaw tree? That’s what you will find if you come to our backyard (actually two of them).

Sun Dried Tomato and Cheese Chicken Breast

Sun Dried Tomato and Cheese Chicken Breast

Looks like I’ve been having my fill of BBQ this summer. Every Friday I pull it out and start improvizing with whatever I have at hand that day. So the other day I opened an almost empty, un-inspiring fridge, to discover that I sill have a couple frozen chicken breasts, cream and blue cheese, olives, lemons, parsley and garlic and butter. “Garlic and butter!” I thought to myself… I am saved!

Newtons Fruit Thins Review

Newtons Fruit Thins Review

Look, how can say NO to a chance of reviewing a cookie (or more)? How can you relax better than sitting down on a summer afternoon, with a bag of Newton Fruit Thins, a real espresso, and a laptop ready for the review? It doesn’t happen often so might as well dig in… Literally.

Dijon Mustard Crusted Chicken with POM Sauce

Dijon Mustard Crusted Chicken with POM Sauce

Here is another of those “oh my, it’s 5.00 pm, and I have no clue what to cook for dinner” meals. Considering of course that you already have a boned chicken, grainy Dijon mustard and of course the new POM pomegranate cranberry juice, you can craft a dinner to remember.

Chicken Piccata

Chicken Piccata

Another fast dinner recipe for days I don’t have time to go shopping and come up with elaborate dinner plans. Tonight is Chicken Piccata, a sublime marriage between sauteed floured chicken breast cut into thin cutlets and a lemony-buttery-garlicky sauce topped with lemon slices, capers and parsley. I bet you would pay thick for this dinner at a five star restaurant. Here is your chance to make it yourself!

I Love Peaches With Worms!

I Love Peaches With Worms!

After 3-1/2 years the Madison peach tree that my wife Steph planted is happy and producing more that it can bear (literally). I had to prop up its tiny branches with bungee ropes hooked to an improvised wooden tripod so they won’t break off.