Food and Drink

I adore IRON CHEF! Such a great show. The things that happen in Kitchen Stadium are sometimes culinary miracles. When Philadelphia Restauranter Jose Garces became one of the Iron Chef’s it was thrilling for me. After all he is one of my philly fav’s. Have you had the fries at Village Whiskey yet? They are [...]

Last night I made dinner, wasn’t anything exciting, Chicken Picatta and Whole Wheat Pasta. Very easy and yummy dinner. However, the snow started to fall and Ccelli finally got home. We ate and then we kinda just stared at each other blankly. I knew what he was thinking … dessert. Earlier that day vanilla pudding [...]

So last night at about 2am … Ccelli says “Have you thought about making a nice baguette”? I know how this conversation goes … thats Ccelli’s pillow talk. His wish list of treats he would like to eat. It’s one of the things I love about him. As Rich Quick says, “He’s the skinniest fat [...]

About 3 years ago Ccelli and I went on a quest to find really good Italian food in Philadelphia. We tried many places … even some that are “famous”. We had some good meals and saw some nice places but we never got that “feeling” that makes you want to go back. One day while [...]

My favorite place in the city! Reading Terminal Market (P.S. That’s Jacob in that picture – he sells the best wheat crackers, hot chocolate, oatmeal and fruit spreads in the world!) Truly this place is like a little heaven to me. I could get lost in there for hours and I know the entire place [...]

So, I’ve been on a cooking fest lately … making everything from bread to elaborate cakes. Not sure why but its been fun and a little escape lately. It occurred to me that ranting on facebook about what’s happening in my kitchen is fun for me but I don’t know about everyone else Therefore I [...]