Dinners & Mains
What’s for dinner? Seems to be the perennial question. And I have plenty of answers. From the how-to on perfect roast turkey to the ultimate party crowd pleaser, the famous sugar steak, I have lots of options. When entertaining, it is great to have one giant platter that makes a whole meal. The Southwestern Grilled Cobb is perfect for that. It can be made ahead and served cold. Or make the whole platter except the shrimp, then quickly grill them while sipping a frosty margarita just before serving.
For cozy winter meals, consider posole, turkey tetrazzini, or shiitake kale lasagna. They take a bit more time, but let’s be real. It’s winter and you are home by the fire anyway, right? For spring, try this 5-minute scape arugula pesto recipe to top a quick, tasty pasta dish. Or a minty pesto to top sriracha and chipotle shrimp and white beans.
Culinary Memories – Tastes Like Home
Here's hoping you had a wonderful feast and joy-filled Thanksgiving last week. But in case you were simply too busy stuffing your faces to catch this little jewel on Eat, Darling, Eat, I am linking it here. Almost too good to miss, right? Those bangs?!?! Anybody...
Fig Prosciutto Pizza with Blue Cheese & Arugula
This Fig Prosciutto Pizza is a far cry from those sticky Newtons you grew up on. Sweet jammy fig butter, with crispy and salty Prosciutto, creamy rich Cambozola and fresh luscious figs let this pizza span a meal from appetizer to dessert, while achieving rock star...
Skillet-Burst Tomato & Corn Pasta
This late summer quick and easy pasta dish needs no introduction - corn, tomatoes, and summer squash? Why, hello friends! Welcome!! In a word - YUM! I found myself with a zucchini/tomato bounty post farmer's market and wanted to whip up something that screams, "I...
Savoring Spring: Five-Minute Arugula & Scape Pesto
Finally! Ermahgerd!!!! Did you think that winter would ever end?? I for one did not. Today in NYC it was 90 and stickeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! But that means not only are the farmers' markets in full spring swing, they are pushing out the bounty that Mother Earth...
Winter Winds into Spring: Shrimp & White Beans + Minty Pesto
Winter Winds into Spring? Is that winds like a pathway or winds like gale-force nor'easter...AGAIN? It's the first day of spring and NYC is getting hit with the fourth nor'easter in three weeks. This one is coming with perhaps 16" of snow. My stomach says "winter...
Meet Katy
Well, hello there! I’m Katy. And I’m all about Palate & Passion & Purpose. I’ve spent my whole life weaving together a passion for food, entertaining, and enjoying family & friends with a purpose for improving the lives of others. There’s no better way to live with purpose than to break bread with others. See how that all came full circle? And…I was lucky enough to make a career out of doing so!