High Tide

We are now entering February and legend has it if the chef’s groundhog sees its shadow, we have six more weeks of comfort cooking to look forward to. What exactly is comfort cooking? And no it is not wearing sweats in the kitchen. Comfort foods are those old reliable dishes that hit the spot when… Read more »

Well, I survived Thanksgiving with just minor leg cramps from my exile to the little table and have slowly started to emerge from my tryptophan induced coma (helped along by several bottles of very good wine and one too many helpings of pumpkin and pecan pies). It is the day after Thanksgiving and I have… Read more »

The dictionary defines persnickety as; fussy about small details, overly particular about trivial details, requiring great precision and snobbish. The chill is in the air and you can actually find a place to park in Cape May. Fall is here and one of my favorite holidays approaches. Thanksgiving, a holiday built around food. Around 385… Read more »

The dictionary defines persnickety as; fussy about small details, overly particular about trivial details, requiring great precision and snobbish. The Events of early September down south have affected me deeply. I’ve never lived or worked in New Orleans, but I visited there on several occasions and the city quickly became part of my soul. My first visit… Read more »