My father used to eat, or rather devour, a rum raisin bread pudding that his mother made. When I came across this particular cookie, it spoke of his favorite flavors all folded together with a bit of butter. Who was I not to make it? I am not a hard sell when it comes to [...]

This is one of those classic recipes. Not that it has been made numerous times. It is classic in that I ripped it out of a magazine and shoved it into my ‘recipe binder’ and forgot about it.
Have you done that?
I do occasionally make a good effort to organize my binder, to decide which recipes [...]

Kids love it: it tastes like meat candy. They also love it because if they help me make it, they get to measure and pour and add a pinch of this and a glugg of that. Anything that feels like a science experiment, eh?
I love to make it because it is easy and can be [...]

It started out as a lunch. In fact, it wasn’t even supposed to make it past the ‘useful for dipping vegetables’ stage. I sliced the cucumbers and tomatoes for dipping purposes only: I swear. But then that lamb in the fridge was begging to be sliced thin and hotly sauteed and added to pita with [...]

I love default dinners (aka easy entrees) but I am also a sucker for easy, impressive salads. The reason this one appears on my weekly and weekend table is not just because it tastes good. But also because it is easy to make and can be made [hours or days] ahead of time.
I promised you [...]