Mom's Kitchen Handbook

An abundance of late-season citrus landed in this simple salad of grapefruit, oranges, and cucumbers. The dressing:  1/2 teaspoon coarse mustard, 1 teaspoon honey, 2 teaspoons white wine vinegar, 1 tablespoon olive oil, pinch salt. Spent Saturday at a track meet where we opted for a BYO lunch instead of the concession stand: bean salad, [...]

It’s clear that Spring is here and we have the produce to prove it. Here’s what My Week in Food looked like, snapped with my iphone. Started the week out with a visit to the farmer’s market down the street and scored three baskets of these beautiful berries, as fragrant and sweet as they are [...]

There was a little more eating out this past week than usual, although still plenty of eating in. Here’s what My Week in Food was about, all captured on my iphone. Love the ruby hue of rhubarb. These fat stalks were the first I’d seen this Spring. I cooked them into a savory compote, which [...]

Another busy week in food. The weather turned warm, two of the kids were on Spring break, and we escaped the city for a few days. Here’s what it looked like, snapped with my iphone. I know some of you are still seeing snow, so I hesitate to share the fact that we spent Sunday [...]

Lots happening in food this week: I attended a culinary conference, tested a dozen new recipes for a magazine article I’m working on, and snuck in a few fun meals, all captured on my iphone.   Picked up this creamy wonder at the farmer’s market made with Sheep’s milk yogurt. Those little carrots were so [...]

Here’s what My Week in Food looked like …shown with a handful of iphone snapshots.  How was yours? Check out these purple beauties. Simply steamed with lemon, salt and pepper. So tender and sweet …like Spring. I used to think I made pretty good birthday cakes until I acquired a sister-in-law who does things like [...]

Here are a handful of snapshots from the week, taken with my iphone, about all things food: New obsession: pink peppercorns. Crushed in a mortar and pestle, they’re magic in a salad dressing Such as this one: 1 teaspoon crushed pink peppercorns, 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive [...]

Although I’m a sucker for a good currant-studded soda bread, this Irish Brown Bread from Cooking Light was the highlight of the week.  Made with whole wheat flour, steel-cut oats, and loads of buttermilk, it’s made in a single bowl with no rising and no yeast to mess with. Toasted with Irish butter and jam? A delicious [...]

Here’s what My Week in Food was all about, captured with a handful of photos. On the last day of our winter getaway, a friend and I treated the girls to a fondue dessert at The Chocolate Bar. The molten vat of dark chocolate made me wish I hadn’t given up sweets for Lent. Vegetables [...]

Here are a handful of iphone snapshots from the week capturing what I got up to in the kitchen, and out. These showed up on Valentine’s Day courtesy of Mr. Mom’s Kitchen. Who knew a charming set of measuring spoons could make a girl swoon. Happy to find this wholesome salad at the otherwise decadent [...]