Food
Ina’s go-to dish
I am sure you have all heard of the Barefoot Contessa. Ina Garten has written 6 cookbooks full of delicious recipes and tips. Her recipes have been featured in House Beautiful numerous times. This month she shares one of my favorites- chicken with goat cheese and basil. Ina says that we should all have a go-to recipe. This is [...]
Buy local week
November 30-December 6th is Buy Local Week in Charleston. This is a national awareness campaign that emphasizes the importance of our local independent businesses on our local economy. Click here to see a line up of events. Have fun buying local this week!
Hummm…
In my front lawn, off to the side of my driveway, is the vegetable garden. It began as a kitchen garden which was, if I must say, well designed my moi and because it was in the front yard, it always looked “perfect” and beautiful. It was “designed.” Just the right amount of herbs and flowers [...]
“Cracker up”
Crabbing on the dikes of a rice field. I am told to pick the crab, get some softened cream cheese, pat the crab into it, add a little lemon and cocktail sauce and “cracker up baby”…. Fresh from my crabbing adventure!
The best hues of brown
I just got back from the Bahamas and it was lobster season. My children speared lobsters (I don’t like to kill anything) and look at these shots of the lobsters! Every color of the brown paint wheel is here. The texture and colors are amazing and I have to say they weren’t all that bad [...]
Purple Everywhere
The gardening on the mountain sides in Amalfi is insane! There are rows and rows of lemon trees espaliered on trellises. The color choice of bougainvillea is purple….my favorite color! Everyone has their own house garden and the little road side restaurants as well as the hotels here grow much of their own food. I remember my [...]
Fresh Tomatoes and Basil
Hello from my favorite seaside restaurant tucked in a cove on the coast of Amalfi. Squid and mozzarella, fresh tomatoes and basil. Red wine and blue sky. I dare say that I am happy and all is right in the world. This is a place we came to three years ago and it is just [...]
