Chicken and Mushrooms with Mustardy Cream Sauce

Chicken and Mushrooms with Mustardy Cream Sauce

I’m sitting with my first cup of coffee noticing that after yesterday’s heavy grey gloom, the sun is actually brightening up my kitchen this morning, the patterns of light and shadows I love to watch definitely posing a distraction.  Today would not be the best 

Herby Chimichurri on Grilled Tri-tip Steaks

Herby Chimichurri on Grilled Tri-tip Steaks

The dog days of summer are definitely here.  No, there’s no heat coming from Sirius, the Dog Star, as the ancients believed, but it does mean quite a bit more.  To me, it’s about more than heat and humidity, especially since the average temperature here 

NON-Cowboy Caviar:  Beat the Heat

NON-Cowboy Caviar: Beat the Heat

When the weather is warmer or more humid than I like, or when I don’t want something packed with calories disguised as butter, or cream, or bacon, I crave food that has a bite, some salt, and involves work. No, the work isn’t about the 

Grilled Beef Loin with Green Peppercorn Sauce

Grilled Beef Loin with Green Peppercorn Sauce

For the last two years, we’ve been experimenting with roasting meat on our barbeque.  You know, roasting it as in it could have been in our oven roasting type roasting.  And there are some who would argue that because we have a gas grill, that’s 

Almost Cochignano’s Meatballs with Marinara & Papardelle

Almost Cochignano’s Meatballs with Marinara & Papardelle

In less than 30 days, we’re leaving for Italy.  It hasn’t quite set in yet, even though I’ve been swamped with securing lodging, booking reservations for the busier sights, and familiarizing myself with three very different cities for our 12-day vacation.  I’ve found a cute