Have you ever noticed that once fall is in the air your eating habits change?  Instead, you find yourself gravitating towards hot soups, breads, oven cooked savory dishes and baked desserts.  Well, maybe not all of you, but definitely “yours truly.” I had been planning to bake some Cranberry...

Nothing screams fall to me like a St. Louis  Merb’s Bionic Caramel Apple.  Ever since I was a little girl I couldn’t wait for October to arrive.  I’d march over to the grocery store and pick up a Merb’s Caramel Apple, covered in a thick, rich, creamy, gooey, caramel, and coated...

I love Fall, and particularly the color of the vegetables at the market this time of year.  I have to say though, my family is so addicted to butternut squash, that I find I make that most of the time.  Root vegetables are at their best in fall and...

  Apples are everywhere this time of year, in fact it’s the perfect time to go apple picking if you’re into that sort of thing.  We love it, and my daugther who is 23 has been asking me all week if I’d like to go. So it looks like...

The holidays will be here before you know it.  If you receive my monthly newsletter then you’re aware that the next few months I plan to share recipes for homemade “gifts from the kitchen,” that you can give as a hostess, shower or holiday gift. Most of us enjoy...

Last week I posted the recipe for Limoncello from Mamma Agata’s cookbook, “Simple and Genuine.”  Since I had lemons on hand I couldn’t resist making her Lemon Cake that she has made over the years for many famous stars such as Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.  Apparently Bogey loved...

In June of 2007 we took an extended vacation to Italy. We started in the northern part of Italy – Milan, and made our way to the southern tip of the Amalfi Coast – Sorrento. Exhausted by the end of the month, the Amalfi Coast was the perfect setting for...

    I’ve had a crazy week of cooking classes but I’m finally having a minute to sit down and add a new post. I’m not sure how many of you eat raw food on a regular basis or what your eating habits are.  However, I love to eat...