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A pan of hot, sticky sweet, tantalizing chicken topped with torn cilantro and chopped pistachio is THE best way to make yourself and everyone else happy for dinner tonight, I promise! Ditch the take out! Boneless chicken thighs offer the tenderest meat that absorb anything good your pour over them. They are forgiving and quite foolproof. This is best made un a cast iron skillet. The sticky sauce is where it's at and it's easy peasy to make. Serve this up with some steamed bro

Well, isn't it about time I introduce you to the very recipe my business is named after? It's a one pot dish, but there is the tiniest bit of fussing at the start of making the sauce. Nothing that will make you break a sweat so no stress! While there are no known origins or culinary history to the recipe, it is very much a French/Italian fusion dish. One of the key ingredients is the rotisserie chicken. I wouldn't substitute it. Rotisserie chickens are very easy to come by. S

Squash season is firmly upon us, and oh, what a delight to bring the best out of luscious pumpkin and butternut! This recipe is a French Spaghetti ORIGINAL. This chowder was a small labor of love, because I did it in a few steps, rather than cook all the ingredients together as we often do when making a soup of stew. This warm, earthy, spiced chowder is chunky with pumpkin, roasted butternut squash, a few cloves of garlic, plenty of sautéed shallots and Portobello mushrooms,

Years ago, in my late husbands wonderful, little restaurant 'The Portside Chowder House', aside from his very famous New England Clam...

Spicy, savory and oh-so YUM! A soup with Southwestern flair, loaded with tons of roasted chicken, red peppers, tiny pasta shells and...

This is MY own unique tuna salad recipe, and you're gonna love it!! Healthy, bright and addictive! First things, first. You MUST use very...

"Cold soup is a very tricky thing and it is a rare hostess that can carry it off. More often than not, the dinner guest is left with the...

The 'little black dress' of potato salads....classic and always perfect! This is a potato salad with lots of je ne sais quoi! I have to...

This is such a yummy pizza!!! Ooo, la la.....what a terrific pizza! I know I will be making this on repeat for years to come. This pizza...

My gorgeous Eggplant Provencal. My deep curiosity for European cuisine has been ignited this Summer and it's really such an exciting...

Is there any other salad that so perfectly represents the arrival of Summer? I adore gorgeous, vine ripened tomatoes, sliced into...