Nancy decodes what husbands are really saying when asked if they like a new recipe served for dinner. 3:00 pm. You are in the office busy typing away on your desktop or maybe sitting in a very boring team meeting. You look at the clock. Shoot! It’s already 3 o’clock? It’s almost time to go home and you still have no idea what to cook for dinner tonight. OMG… … [Read more...]
Leek, Potato and Ham Soup
I have said it before we love soup at our house. But I must confess, I am a bit of a soup snob. I like homemade soup. I don't like canned soup, I don't like soup from the frozen food section, and I don't like soup from a package. Although I must say that recently when I was sick, my husband made me a bowl of Campbell's Chicken with Rice soup that tasted like manna from … [Read more...]
Best Ever Easy Grilled Veggies with Potatoes
I love grilling out, and we do it often at our house. We pretty much grill out all year around and have even grilled when we had to shovel a path in the snow to get to the BBQ. That's dedication! But there is nothing like a nice New Year's Eve steak cooked on the grill after the kids are tucked safely in their beds. Just you and your sweetie in front of a warm fire … [Read more...]
Pauline McAloon – Master Chef Contestant
Pauline McAloon Master Chef contestant - Following her bliss the Scottish Way! Imagine this scenario: One day your husband comes home and says “I heard that they are holding a casting call for the new season of “Master Chef” with Gordon Ramsey. You should try out.” Some of us would laugh it off, while others might think, “The last thing in the world I need is Gordon Ramsey … [Read more...]
Whitney Miller, Master Chef – A Modern Woman With Southern Charm
Imperfect Women interviews Whitney Miller, winner of the first season of Master Chef. With a new cookbook full of great recipes for everything from Breakfast Grit Cakes to Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin, you can't just call Whitney Miller the “Dessert Princess” anymore. But her life these days is certainly something right out of a fairy tale. Eighteen months ago Whitney … [Read more...]
Bobby Flay’s Chicken Cob Burger
Bobby Flay's Chicken Cob Burger With summer grilling in full swing this Holiday Weekend, I wanted to find a good burger recipe to share. We love grilling burgers at our house, but we are generally pretty safe in our choices. Our favorite is a good ground sirloin with cheddar cheese, onion, lettuce, green relish, and sometimes mushrooms. But this time I wanted … [Read more...]
Fresh Tomato and Basil Pasta Salad
Food is kind of like life as whole. How you eat can be a reflection of how you live your life. You can stand in the microwave food isle, pretend the rest of the store doesn't exist, and that people who shop in the organic section are just too uppity for words, and I am sure you will get by just fine. Or you can grab some good fresh ingredients and reach for the … [Read more...]
The Humble Sugar Cookie
The Humble Sugar Cookie Today we are going to start with the humble Sugar Cookie. This week I was invited to a rather large garden-type party. I signed myself up to bring some cookies and decided I would pull out my pastry bag and make some flower cookies to celebrate the arrival of spring. Now what recipe to use? I was hunting through my old cook books when I … [Read more...]
Master Chef’s Sharone Hakman Dishes
By Pam Master Chef's 'Outcast' Dishes Kitchen and Reality TV Celebrity Secrets I recently sat down with Sharone Hakman, a contestant on Fox's Master Chef, at the Urth Cafe on Melrose. At the time of our interview Sharone was still in the hunt for the top prize of $250,000 and the privilege of having his own cookbook published. He had successfully made it through several … [Read more...]
Tales from an Imperfect Kitchen
By Lily When I was very young, my mother's friend gave her a recipe for lasagna. Starting at age 18, I began making it myself and followed the recipe strictly (I thought). … [Read more...]