If you are feeling amorous this Valentine’s Day, consider an easy-to-prepare, romantic dinner for your lover, prepared at home for under $100. These are the recipes that I wrote for the Daily Connection and the cooking segment I shot will air on NBC in Washington D.C. at 3pm on Friday. Not in DC? That’s okay! [...]
I have a Halloween story for you. Read the whole whole post, as its intertwined funny and natural; weird and supernatural. To start, apparently I have some verbal tics. On film today I learned that I start pretty much every sentence with “so, ok” and I discovered this in my first real live video shoot. [...]
Chocolate truffles have a decadent reputation, with good reason. For one, they are chocolate. The other main ingredient is heavy cream. Surprised? Here’s how you make them at home, for birthday presents, dinner parties, or cuz, you know, its Wednesday!
Chocolate Truffles
For the ganache middle:
1 lb good quality bittersweet chocolate
1 cup heavy cream
2 T light [...]
A how-to resulting in homemade mint ice [...]
This is an excellent side dish that showcases spring peas and asparagus. I added some edamame too for added dimension of texture and flavor. Serve as a side dish for brunch, or as I did, at dinner with grilled lamb chops, malbec-fig reduction and Parmesan polenta.
Spring Vegetable Sauté
kosher salt
1 bunch asparagus
1 1/2 cup fresh, shelled [...]
Nice post man
Thanks man! Nice band.
Hi Ginny! Alas, I need a fairy godmother to pay my way and unless she shows up soon, I probably won’t make it. Are you traveling through New York? You always have a place to stay with me and Mark!
Great ideas Emily! Congrats on your TV spot. Will I see you in Portland this April?