What am I? Chopped Liver!

Some days I feel like chopped liver. I mean I really feel like my liver has been chopped. Into tiny little pieces. Know what I mean? Some days I feel ground up, spit out and totally ignored. And on those days I just tell myself, "Get over it!" Sometimes it works. Sometimes I still feel like chopped liver. Overlooked. Second fiddle. But at least today I can eat it!




Yes, I agree.

Charoses (Not as cute as Easter eggs!)

Charoses on Dried Apricot Halves





This week in blogosphere I am seeing a lot of eggs, bunnies and chicks all done in pretty pastel colors. I am also seeing lots of chocolate decorated with my favorite malted milk ball eggs that also come in those pretty pastel hues. I am sorry. Charoses does not look like this. But I can tell you it is most likely much healthier than those malted milk

15 Minute Greek Baked Shrimp with Feta

15 Minute Greek Baked Shrimp with Feta



Opa! It is time to celebrate Greece. 1976 found me there.  Our family started in Israel to celebrate my brother's Bar Mitzvah. After touring Israel we flew to Athens.  Imagine drinking coffee in the main plaza and tuning around and spotting your best friend from high school drinking coffee their, too. Totally serendipitous. She was there after spending

Will the Real Chicken Scarpariello Please Stand Up?

As of yesterday I'm not sure I had ever heard of Chicken Scarpariello, though I have heard of chicken with Italian sausage and peppers. In any case I'm not sure this is either. It appears that Chicken Scarpariello is a dish that contains chicken and hot peppers. Maybe mushrooms. Maybe wine. It is an Italian American dish and that's about as far as I got. Doesn't matter. What matters is

A Simple Sunday

Fun things to do for a Simple Sunday...

1. I need some balloons. I could be Making these right now.

2. I can never get enough love stories.

3. My cousin has been holding out on me.If you like intriguing photography and great captions, Check out her new site.

4. The next time I make cupcakes with Zoe,we are making these.

5. Don't forget. Pass this around. Zoe is running for a cure for

Dan Dan Sliders or Chinese Sloppy Joe

Dan Dan Sliders

 Did you see last month's Food and Wine issue where they used Pillsbury dough in the tube for a substitute for steamed buns of the Chinese dim sum kind? Well, I did. And I did it. Hard to believe that Pillsbury reduced fat biscuits are a perfect substitute for steamed buns. The recipe paired them with a pork belly type filling that is made with bacon. It was very good but

3 Ingredient Artichoke Dip and Chicken Artichoke Baguettes

Hot Chicken Artichoke Baguette





Writing a blog is time consuming. Don't get me wrong; I really enjoy it. But I'm not sure that readers always know what is involved. It may seem easy-writing, taking a few photos, bim, bam, bop, you've got it. But when you become addicted to the act of blogging, it takes some thought, too. How do you make it better? Technology always kills me. That I got

Cupcakes for a Cure or Watch My Daughter Run

Shamrock Shake Cupcake

  Life isn’t always about
cupcakes-you know those happy free days where calories don’t matter, the sun is
always shining, a rainbow is overhead and a gentle breeze helps the trees make
that beautiful rustling sound. And probably the tulips are blooming and there‘s
a cute little puppy at your feet. No, on some days we need to keep track. We
need to take stock of

Not My Mama's Chili Mac or Chili Three, Four or 5 Ways

Not My Mama's Chili Mac or 3, 4, 5 Ways Chili





My husband grew up in Texas. He loves chili.
(I don’t know if this is a Teyxas thing or not but I suspect it could be.) He
loves chili however many ways he can get it. He loves chili for breakfast,
lunch or dinner. He loves it with eggs. He loves it with burgers. He loves it in
a bowl sprinkled with cheese and onions and jalapenos. He loves

10 Things To Do with Zoe

March is coming in like a
lamb. Yesterday I picked my daughter up at the airport. We bought her a ticket
way back in December for $168 to fly roundtrip from Philadelphia
to Denver for a
long weekend. She hasn’t been here since Thanksgiving and I’ve been having
daughter withdrawals. It is so good to have her home. I love just the smell of
her here. (I guess I better buy some of her