You know that expression, “If you can’t take the heat, then get out of the kitchen?” Yeah. Well, that’s my approach to cooking dinner during the summer months. I grill just about everything that I can, but not in a way that you’d expect. I actually utilize my grill as an outdoor oven, and find […]
Farmer’s Market Sunday Supper {Recipe}
Farmer’s Markets throughout the New York City Metro Area are just as abundant as the fresh, local produce that they peddle. While the open markets in my neck of the woods in Northern New Jersey tend to be open on Sunday mornings, I do know of many others available during weekdays, too. I just LOVE […]
Mom a la Mode’s Pizza Margherita
Earlier this week, my Facebook Fan Page was all a flutter thanks to the many new folks who LIKED the mom a la mode page, propelling it over 400 LIKES. As a way to say THANKS, I hosted a virtual pizza party featuring this here homemade Pizza Margherita: I thought you might like the recipe so […]
Polenta Primer with Chef Gerri
I first met Geraldine Sarnataro – or Chef Gerri – about five years ago at The Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan, where she teaches professional level pastry arts, culinary classes and a variety of specialty classes on bread making, pizza making and Italian home cooking. I was working as their in-house PR Manager, and she […]