Escarole and White Bean Soup With Turkey Kielbasa

I’m baaa-aaack!
It’s been quite a while, I’m sorry. This summer just got away from us – and we didn’t even go to the beach this year! We have been so incredibly busy lately, and one of the downsides of being busy is a) I don’t cook and b) We don’t eat as healthy. I decided [...]

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Bobby Flay’s Vegetable Meatloaf With Balsamic Glaze

My mom bought me a subscription to the new Food Network Magazine for Christmas, and I absolutely love it! It’s full of hundreds of recipes, including many focused on quick weeknight dinners. Tonight’s meal wasn’t part of that bunch, but it was part of the “Comfort Food Made Light” list that I wanted to try. [...]

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Book Recommendation: “The Soul of a Chef”

Michael Ruhlman’s book, The Soul of a Chef:  The Journey Toward Perfection is a fascinating look into three distinct aspects of cooking:  culinary school, owning a restaurant, and developing recipes. I was excited to learn Ruhlman is from my hometown, Cleveland, and that one of the restaurants he profiled in detail was Lola Bistro & [...]

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The Next Food Network Star, Vegas Style

The Next Food Network Star is one of my favorite new shows – I love how entertaining it is, and I’m really impressed with the challenges they give the contestants, even more so than Top Chef. Being on the Food Network, to me, is much more challenging than being an executive chef – not only [...]

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