Recipes to Make You Go Irish for St. Patrick’s Day

corned beef and cabbage

Our friends over at 4virtu have a wonderful Tasty Tuesday feature every week and this week it is a compilation of some fantastic recipes for St. Patrick’s Day! They have so kindly agreed to have us repost the awesome list in preparation for our Luck of the Irish twitter chat today to get the corned beef and [...] Read more »

Chard and Saffron Omelette by Ottolenghi

chard and saffron omelette ottolenghi the hungry goddess

My infatuation, delight and not creepy at all obsession with Ottolenghi continues and another fabulous recipe was brought forth from Plenty – Virbant Vegetable Recipes from London’s Ottolenghi. I have never used a cookbook with the frequency and success as Plenty.  Each dish brings different layers of flavors and unique combinations.  This is the way [...] Read more »

How to Cook an Egg Like a Top Chef – 10 Recipes

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My earliest memory of cooking solo was making scrambled eggs.  I practiced and practiced with my Grandmother, even though at the time, I could not even lift her skillet.  I loved making them because it felt like I was really cooking … I began with the egg and turned it into a meal – transformation [...] Read more »