Dear Reader, I’m back! I made ricotta. It was so much easier than I ever imagined. Here’s the crazy part — it takes only three ingredients, milk, salt, and vinegar, and twenty minutes. I might never have tried this had I not been cooking in the kitchen of the non-profit, The Nashville Food Project the morning fellow … Continue reading How to Make Whole Milk Ricotta
Say you have a house full of people over the next week or two and you need to keep the meals rolling out. Or, maybe you have been tasked with bringing part of a meal to someone’s house for a vacation gathering. I’ve made a list of some of my favorites. The Baked Ziti with … Continue reading Holiday Inn: Feeding a Houseful
We often have a crowd around the dinner table for the three holiday weekends of summer because we have a house on the lake and we enjoy keeping it filled with family and friends. I’ve put together a list of my favorite, A.K.A. easily prepped or cooked ahead of time, recipes to serve at mealtimes. I’m a … Continue reading Labor Day Weekend Food
My mother made this bunny-shaped cake for us in the Sixties. I made it for my kids in the Nineties. Now, twenty-five years later, I am happily making it for my grandson. I love the architecture involved in creating the bunny shape out of two round cake pans as much as I love the simplicity … Continue reading Old-Timey Vanilla Bunny Cake
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