Entertaining

What’s the next best thing after flying to Singapore and ordering up one of their famous chili crabs? Staying home and recreating them with my incredibly easy – but nearly identical – recipe! These sweet and spicy stir-fried crabs got their start at a small […]

Thanksgiving is SO close that I can almost taste it, can you? Maybe that’s because my office hosted a Thanksgiving potluck this week and I’ve already had a “teaser.” Now I can’t wait! But it also means I really need to get a move on […]

  YUP – it’s that time of year again! I’m all set to host our 3rd annual Thanksgiving and I don’t know about you, but I already feel behind. Thankfully, I have my Thanksgiving menu planning guide to the rescue! This outline keeps me organized […]

Nothing says summer quite like grilled oysters and a bottle of rosé, am I right? We log a lot of hours at the grill in the summer (and all year long too for that matter), but one of my favorite new seasonal traditions is grilling […]

Marc can trace his love for fondue back almost two decades to the summer he spent in Geneva, where he had just about the most authentic fondue you can possibly imagine. My first fondue experience was a close second: at a restaurant that is still […]

Believe it or not, stuffing a bird is NOT just for Thanksgiving. Stuffing a whole roasted chicken with apples is a no-brainer and it’s something I don’t do often enough. But a whole roasted chicken yields beautiful pictures, delicious flavors and there’s something about it […]

If this isn’t the epitome of a late summer salad, I don’t know what is. I’ve been counting the days all summer until peak peach season and at last – it’s finally here! This is going to sound crazy to some of you, but I’d […]

  We are in the midst of a crazy heat wave, with no signs of letting up any time soon, which means we’re all desperate for ways to cool off.  Well, I’ve got one for you: gazpacho!  It’s the perfect solution to the “it’s so […]

I’m going to come right out and say it – my hubby is a genius!  I don’t know how he managed to dream this recipe up, but this is the most brillant combination of avocado toast toppings I’ve ever come across.  Creamy avocado, topped with […]

Pairing lamb & peas is a pretty traditional combination but I’m going to bet you’ve never seen this take on it.  These chops were another farmer’s market score, this time thanks to the Cowberry Cross Farm at the local Pleasantville farmers market.  We have been […]

  Every time I hear of a new diet, I’m sorry, but I immediately think “fad.” The ketogenic diet was no exception to this judgment until I dug a little deeper and discovered that it’s basically my philosophy for eating.  I just never knew it had […]

This post is a bit of a departure from my usual posts but after laboring for months over the planning of my son’s first birthday party (and having the most impossible time researching this theme on the web), I felt like this was could be […]

  One of the best compliments I can get as a chef is when someone requests one of my dishes. Like when we hosted a dinner party and my friend Marissa requested our Crispy Skin Salmon (still one of our greatest hits!) or when I […]

  As much fun as I have researching and planning new recipes ahead (often weeks in advance!), sometimes some of my best recipes are ones that I get a flash of inspiration and wing at the last minute.  These cookies were exactly that! I was […]

We love to entertain in our house, especially because entertaining usually means we have an excuse to go all out and cook something really fun and creative. And having a theme, like the Oscars, just takes it to the next level. We loved throwing theme […]

Somehow, I don’t think I really discovered Cornish hens until I was in my twenties. And even then, I think I only really ever ate them at restaurants. Hard to believe, I know, but it didn’t really occur to me that this was something we […]

This is the second year we’ll be hosting Thanksgiving and let me tell you – we learned a lot the first time around. I have a whole new appreciation for the energy and effort that my Mom put forth to create a flawlessly executed, delicious […]