Yes Virginia, there is more to life than takeout and the microwave
Years ago I spent a few months working in an old Italian restaurant as I waited for the plans to be approved for a new restaurant I would be opening. I needed to keep working and this job just happened to be available. It didn’t pay very well, but as far as anyone knew [...]
Sometimes I wonder if being a blogger isn’t more difficult than being a restaurant chef. I know for a fact feeding a family is certainly a more daunting task, because it not only requires the skills of a chef, but those also of a menu designer and purchasing agent, and you rarely have a staff [...]
When I shop I find myself invariably looking for new items, something to peak my interest, and to break the monotony. I think it may just be a case of cabin fever this time of year, the grey winter skies will do that to you……sigh While shopping recently, I kept passing these beautiful Ruby Red [...]
After a bit of a rough start to March, it seems the days are finally feeling more spring like in the Philadelphia area. We managed to escape every snow storm this year and making it into the second week of March almost guarantees were home free….sigh And although my body isn’t going to want [...]
One of the great joys of life for me is cooking. I love to mix up flavors, textures and add the unexpected to dishes when ever I can. That doesn’t I still don’t enjoy the classics, but every now and then I like to change it up a bit. The one thing I miss about [...]
In the restaurants I’ve worked in and many that I’ve dined in, Lobster seems to always be King of the Menu, and when you stuff that lobster with lump crab meat you’ve just added to it’s crowning glory! Thanks to places like Costco and Sam’s Club, Lisa and I enjoy lobster on a regular basis. And [...]
