holiday entertaining

Bruschetta has sadly become synonymous with any type of tomato mixture dumped on top of insipid, usually cold, toasted bread covered in…

Cassoulet is a dish that haunts me. The more I cook, the more I search for complex simplicity. Sounds like an oxymoron…

NAKED RAVIOLI or as they say in Italian, ‘gnudi’ has a bad rap. It has a reputation for being difficult to make,…

For most of the world Easter means springtime: tree buds bursting open, tiny flower heads pushing through soft earth, birdsong, kneesocks, marbles…

I can’t believe it’s almost Easter. I’m sure Christmas was just last week and yet the piles of smoked ham in all…

Last October, entrepreneur Judith Mackin created and organized a fund-raising event for the Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation called OH! CHAIR-ITY! She…

Sometimes quick and dirty is better. I’m hosting two get togethers in the next three days. One of the hardest parts of…

SAY ‘CHEESE’ Making your own homemade herbed boursin is super easy. Room temperature cream cheese, a little whipping cream, garlic, a mixture…

RESIST THE URGE TO SQUEEZE! Something profoundly primal happens to me when I hear the sizzle and crack of our bar-be-cue. The…

Vegetarian Chili is one of the simplest things to make if you need something quick for a crowd. Christmas. We picked Kaitie…