Lucky me to receive some free, sample bottles of Lucero olive oil as “research” a few weeks before my cooking demo at Lucero Olive Oil’s 5th Annual Spring Bloom Festival in Corning Saturday. Friend Chris Carter, my favorite catering partner, was my… Continue Reading
I mentioned earlier that my mother wasn’t a fan of cooking, though during her prime maternal years, she presented to me and my three sisters an impressively healthy array of morning entrees like stewed prunes, broiled grapefruit topped with brown… Continue Reading
Once upon a time son Josh was a little boy who loved a cookie by the name of Oatmeal Chippers, laced with cinnamon and nutmeg studded with chocolate chips and walnuts. Oats form the cookie’s foundation, leaving the cookies moist… Continue Reading
Oh, Valentine’s Day. You look so innocent – all sweetness, hearts and flowers. It’s unfortunate that such a seemingly simple day of love, friendship and affection has grown into a Godzilla-sized emotional super-power day of extremes. It can bring joy… Continue Reading
My mother – who was not kitchen-friendly – never prepared such delightful breakfast treats as pancakes, waffles or French toast. Even so, she was ahead of her time when it came to making healthy, simple breakfasts. She served things like… Continue Reading
I feel so fortunate that although I over-pruned my two lemon trees two years ago, they managed to remain alive and even produced some lemons. That’s great, because lemon curd is one of my favorite things to make, eat and… Continue Reading
Editor’s note: this is a best-of A News Cafe column that originally ran on November 23, 2010. My pink house isn’t finished enough yet for me to host a meal, so it’s the sisters’ Thanksgiving event at twin Shelly’s house. Sister Bethany will… Continue Reading
School is back in session and it’s time to pack kids healthy lunches. Packing a healthy lunch that your kids will eat can be a challenge. I have one kid who refuses to eat at school; he finds eating there… Continue Reading
Even as someone who loves to cook, it’s a rare Thursday when I don’t buy either the already cooked baby back ribs ($10 a rack) or whole, roasted rosemary and garlic chicken ($5 each) at Tops Market (formerly Sunset Marketplace)… Continue Reading
I may have mentioned my pair of prized, beaten-up photo albums, the ring-binder type with plastic sleeves. I sometimes imagine that after I’m gone, my kids will surely fight over those two albums, or I kind of hope they do,… Continue Reading
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