Few things in this world offer me more comfort than a bowl of pasta. I have loved pasta for as long as I can remember.

As the weather gets chilly, it’s time to make chili! There are so many ways to make chili and unlike martinis, I will not tell you the correct way to make it.

The martini. Was it named for the Italian vermouth founder, Alessandro Martini? Or after the Martinez Cocktail, created in Martinez, California? Or after the Martini & Henry rifle “as the strength of the cocktail mimicked the gun’s infamous kick”?

In anticipation of the cold months ahead, might I introduce you to one of my favorite soups? pasta e fagioli. Translation: pasta and beans.

My dream in life is to be regularly woken up with breakfast in bed. My reality is that I am likely preparing my own breakfast tray and then precariously returning to bed with it, attempting not to dump coffee over my sheets.

Party tricks have their place in the world and knowing what that place is, is as important as honing your party trick.

The recipes, the lists and the schedule

My sister, Romy, and I regularly make grilled pizza over the summer. Without fail though, one of us has a minor panic about the process because no matter how many times we’ve done it before, something is always different. 

Sometimes simplicity is the way to go and this breakfast set up is easy and delicious.

The recipes, the lists and the schedule