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Banana Loaf

We all love Mary Berry. Either you’re virtually “praise hands-ing” me in affirmation or you just don’t know who Mary Berry is. If you’re in the latter group, then welcome to the sweet, soothing and wonderful world of The Great British Baking Show. It’s a PBS wonder where British amateur bakers compete to be the […]

Mussels & Scallops & More Seafood

Back in January, I decided on a few important food resolutions. One of them was to eat more seafood, and it had been going really well. We did some mustard baked turbot that was tasty. Then, we made moules frites, a Belgian specialty with steamed mussels and fries.     My husband did a great […]

Ingredient of the Month: Olive Oil

You may think you know olive oil, but you have no idea. Ok, that’s a bit dramatic. We all probably know and love olive oil, but I recently learned some things about this wonderful liquid that I thought you would like to know, too, so it’s May’s Ingredient of the Month! Tell me more about […]

French Chess Pie

Do you ever go through old cookbooks just to see what they hold inside? Cookbooks are a treasure. They’re almost like memory books or scrapbooks that tell you a lot about the time in which they were written or who wrote them. Once I had a coworker who brought in boxes and boxes of 20+-year-old […]

Masala Lentil Salad

You know a few weeks ago when I convinced you to buy some za’atar seasoning (at least, I hope I did)? Well, today’s recipe required another spice that is totally worth spending a few dollars on: garam masala. It’s an Indian spice blend with cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and more. I love the mix […]