A Summer of Reds

My favorite summer foods are all red: tomatoes, strawberries and watermelon. Yum. Recipes from yesterday’s post: Phyllo Tomato Feta Tart Ingredients: 1 package of frozen phyllo dough, thawed 1/2 cup of breadcrumbs 3-4 tablespoons of olive oil 3-4 large tomatoes...

Kitchen Dreaming

I made one of my domestic bliss folders for a girlfriend the other day and took about an hour to go through my blog archives to find photos and recipes I’ve posted. I printed these out and when I was going through them, a thought crossed my mind: wouldn’t...

A Toast to Africa

The African dinner party was such fun. Thank you to everyone who encouraged my craziness; the planning was worth it. I cooked, shopped, cleaned and enjoyed every moment of a week preparing for this soir√©e. One guest couldn’t attend, but otherwise it was a hit....