My version of Irish Beef & Guinness Stew
3 ounces bacon, diced 1-pound beef chuck 1-1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 large yellow onion, chopped 2 cloves garlic, minced […]
Quarantine Life = Banana Bread
You’d think as an author, being trapped at home would be ideal for writing. Sadly it hasn’t been the case […]
Marcella Hazan’s Tomato Sauce With Onion & Butter
Typically with a recipe, I mess around with it until I think it’s perfect. With this pasta sauce recipe – […]
Spaghetti Carbonara
In my book – A Ghost of a Chance – my hero Rory has a discussion with his brother about […]
Cheers to Santa!
That’s me and my sister Maura sitting on Santa’s lap in 1970! It was made from an old slide so […]
Arroz con Pollo
I lived in South America for a good part of my pre-teen years and there isn’t a dish more tasty […]
Grandma Jo’s Nuts & Bolts (AKA Chex Mix)
3 cups Corn Chex or generic cereal 3 cups Rice Chex or generic cereal 3 cups Crispix cereal 1 cup […]
Katie’s Holiday Sugar cookies
Every Christmas, our family decorates sugar cookies. So now, after years of practicing the art taste vs. sturdy-enough-for-frosting cookie – […]
Feijoada
In my book that will be coming out this fall A Ghost of a Chance (a brief synopsis is on […]
Dear Depressed Person
After reading about the death of singer, Scott Hutchinson’s passing, I made a decision. I’m coming out. I have been […]