How to Clean a Leek
Every year when the leaves start to turn color and fall, I get giddy with excitement like a kid waiting for Santa on Christmas Eve. It means snow is literally knocking on Mother Nature’s door, and before I know it I’ll be waxing my skis and scouring the farmer’s markets for some of the best...
Potato & Celery Root Gratin
Thanksgiving has two main purposes: a day to give thanks and a day to find out how much you can really eat. I plan on eating and then eating some more. Eating enough to remind me of our last visit to France where I had to unbutton my jeans to squeeze one more bite in. ...
Vichyssoise
The first time I made potato leek soup we had just moved to Brooklyn and were hosting our first get-together in our new apartment. The hours leading up to our little party were filled racing around picking up last minute items and attempting to clean the house. When I finally had things just right I...
Chilled Spring Pea Soup
You can’t fully understand the pain of home renovations, until, well, you live in one. Band-Aids become a staple like milk and far too much beer is consumed. Lucky for Ollie, and us after well over 100 trips to Home Depot, we are D-O-N-E! Don’t worry I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to share our...
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One Pot Roasted Chicken with Root Vegetables
For all of you who haven’t heard me complain yet, I hurt my bum. While Jenni and the kiddos were in town I slipped on ice and fell on my lower back just missing my tailbone. I continued to ski while they were visiting, but a few days after they left sneezing became painful. Under...
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