Spectacular Eats

It’s a Baby Choy!

Want a simple way to save money at the grocery without clipping coupons?  Buy produce that is in season.  Vegetables and fruits that are “in season” are almost always cheaper.  And they are definitely the best bets in terms of freshness and taste.
In my purse I carry an ancient, tattered and torn list of “in [...]

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Herb Biscuits and Experimenting with Potatoes

I received a subscription to Bon Appetit from my lovely daughter.  She truly knows me .
This month’s issue has a great recipe for Herbed Biscuits(page 20).  I made them last night to go along with our “Depression Era Meal” inspired by Clara (see previous post).

Coming from almost entirely Irish ancestry, you would think that [...]

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Baked Sweet Potato “Fries”

Ina Garten.  Need I say more?  I just love everything about her.  From her gorgeous (yet rustic) home right down to that cute little hubby of hers.  The food she creates appeals to the masses but still holds a bit of sophistication.  And talk about yummy!
I was hoping to get her new cookbook, Barefoot Contessa [...]

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