You need to know that my obsession with watching Bravo’s “Top Chef” is not at all about the entertainment; mine is not the lay person’s interest in seeing contestants sweat it out in the kitchen under the sexy, watchful eye of host Padma Lakshmi and then face cr… Read full post »

I’ve been a part of Open Salon for a little bit now and as a new member I’ve been particularly drawn to posts about my favorite subject in the world: food.  I’m especially taken with Allie Griffith and her wry comments on trying to eat well on a budget in/… Read full post »

 

 Is it too weird to love a utensil?  In my kitchen I’ve got every imaginable hand-tool there is but I find myself using the same ones over and over.  One of them is this really great hand-carved wooden spoon/ladle (spadle?) that a friend brought me from Chile. … Read full post »

I have this bib apron that a friend gave me as a joke; it is leopard-spotted Ultrasuede® trimmed in black leatherette and on the bib, in lipstick red it says, “Any Bitch Can Cook”.  I love this apron and wear it all the time.  And yes, I really, really, really believe/… Read full post »