My little ones love to help me in the kitchen and gobble up whatever we make, as I've talked about before here, here and here. This year I've put together a holiday gift guide for the kid foodie in your life. From practical (like Cutelery's pint-sized flatware) to just plain hilarious (like ...
Our London Cookbook Club had its third meeting earlier this month. This time, we reviewed Ceviche: Peruvian Kitchen. Every member's efforts were outstanding. I mean, just take a look at this gorgeous Causa Santa Rosa (a stack of potatoes mixed with peppers, then topped with avocado, beets, sweet ...
Our London Cookbook Club had its second meeting! This month we reviewed Persiana: Recipes from the Middle East and Beyond by Iranian-British cookbook author and food writer Sabrina Ghayour. The cookbook is gorgeous, and the food is simple, fresh and delicious -- all ingredients for a really ...
I love putting together a good cheese board. Like a flower arrangement or assembling a scrapbook of Joshua Jackson's best poses, there's an art to it. I put together a cheese board any time a party I'm hosting exceeds ten people, because they're a perfect way to give guests an opportunity to graze ...
Happy (almost) weekend! Are you ready? I know it's only Thursday, but -- are you ready? I am. In anticipation of the chilly weather we're about to have, today I'm sharing a roundup of some essentials for a stocked bar cart. I happen to love a good bar cart, even though we don't own one (our ...
It's the first day of spring! Of course, this means that winter here had to squeeze in one last gasp, so it's snowing here today. Nevertheless, there's signs of life in our little neighborhood. The kids were spending longer afternoons outside earlier this week, which gave me more time in kitchen to ...
Happy Year of the Goat! If you were born in 1979 like me, chances are it's your year, too. I'm hoping for a banner year for our family. So far, it's been excellent, although a little cold (compared to South Carolina and Malaysia, at least). Being cold also means that we're having a pretty low-key ...
One weekend not long ago we had different groups of friends over for three separate occasions. On Friday evening, one of our dear friends visiting from Haiti came by to have pre-dinner wine and snacks with us. On Sunday morning, we had waffles and bacon for a playdate with one of my college besties ...
