RECIPES
Giveaway: The Ladies’ Village Improvement Society
A delicious melding of traditional taste with the flavors of the Hamptons, this cookbook offers 100 recipes for entertaining as well as for everyday meals. Gifted with waters brimming with local fish and with farmland that produces a bounty of fruit and vegetables,...
Rizzoli Book Give Away: 7 Beautiful Books
“I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.”― Groucho MarxRight now I am consuming way too much television, and it is not good for my mental health. I have started turning to my favorite books...
Pantry Recipe: Pasta with Clams, Basil & Lemon
When I went to the grocery store two weeks ago to stock up on food, there was a run on cans of tuna. Unsure what else to buy, I bought ten cans of minced clams. Looking to use what I had on hand for lunch today, I came up with this recipe. The fresh basil from the...
Backstory: A Late Lazy Breakfast
Excerpt for my book Entertaining at Home. Outtake photos by Matthew Mead While some people prefer eating in more formal spaces, Debbie Propst, former President of One Kings Lane, and her family gather in their breakfast nook for most meals. Nestled within a...
Backstory: A Gathering in the Greenhouse
Excerpt for my book Entertaining at Home. Outtake photos by Matthew Mead Perched atop a small hill in Birmingham, Alabama, sits Shoppe, a beloved plant and flower emporium housed in a Victorian-style greenhouse and a 1920s bungalow. The store is just across the street...
Entertaining at Home: The Backstory
For as long as I can remember it has been my dream to write a book—or two, or three, or more. I was so very fortunate to meet Sandy Gilbert, my editor, and now dear friend, in 2010. Not only did she get my vision, she made it better—the mark of a great editor. I had...
Helping Others
Thank you Eater for sharing this information. Let's all help where we can. We are all in this together. Sending love and prayers to everyone. A List of Relief Funds for Coronavirus-Affected Restaurants, Bars, and Food Service Workers Nonprofits and other grassroots...
What I Can Control Today: Gardening
A wise friend, who is living in Italy and quarantined, made this observation, “There are things that I have control over right now. I can make a beautiful dinner and set a pretty table.” I decided to take her advice. So, this weekend I planted my vegetable garden and...
Open-Faced Anchovy Sandwich with Balsamic & Arugula
Stay with me on this one... After 7 days of self-isolation, I have had the time for forced reflection. Before we made the decision (my husband has an underlying health issue), I headed off to the grocery store. I am not going to lie; it was stress inducing. I wasn't...
Soup on Sunday: Split Pea & Ham
PROVERB:If you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance you will never be in need. Lately, the phrase, waste not, want not, has been playing in my head. Seven days of self self-isolation has required me to think about our consumption, daily life,...
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