Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken with Fennel Frond Pesto

Twenty-one weeks ago I pinned a delectable recipe of what appeared to be asparagus, prosciutto, chicken and a cream sauce. But won’t you know it, I went to plan my dinner prep only to find the whole thing was in a foreign language, that I now know to be Polish. Lacking initiative (apparently), I changed […]

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Reach & Read: Moloka’i

Moloka’i – Alan Brennert Moloka’i is a beautifully written piece of historical fiction. Until the book came up during an interview at work (HINT: a great way to build your personal reading list and learn about candidates is to ask them what the last book they read for fun) and quickly piqued my interest. Until […]

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Eat the Cake You Have

Recently I attended the ACT Theater production of Grey Gardens with my dear friend, ASB. We have been attending the theater together for almost 8 years now (whoa!) and always aim to watch some classic Broadway, some new releases and a few more obscure. This year, obscure was Grey Gardens. It was a nice production, […]

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Grilled Corn Recipe and thoughts on ‘Eat the Cake You Have’

Recently I attended the ACT Theater production of Grey Gardens with my dear friend, ASB. We have been attending the theater together for almost 8 years now (whoa!) and always aim to watch some classic Broadway, some new releases and a few more obscure. This year, obscure was Grey Gardens. It was a nice production, […]

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Reach & Read: The Sweet Life in Paris

The Sweet Life in Paris – David Lebovitz There is a theme of late with books I am selecting: food. Not all have yet been posted but I am finding a strange attraction to audiobooks about food being read to me. Who would have thought listening to recipes and gory food details would be so […]

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Tisket-a-Tasket Put Some Parsnips in Your Basket

Easy Gourmet! Praise for the lowly parsnip! Raise the Root (vegetable)! Parsnip Apple Soup, Smoked Trout, Roasted Beets & Watercress Salad Parsnip Soup with Brown Butter and Crème Fraiche (originating on amazonfresh.com SOUP (doubles easily) 1/2 lb Parsnips 1/2 Medium Onion 1/2 Fuji Apple, peeled 1 T Butter 2 T Olive Oil Ginger 3 Sprigs […]

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