The thing about Texas in October... well, it's still hot. Cooler, yes (if one can truly call highs in the uppe

I know it's fall. Or, at least that's what my calendar says. I still haven't gotten used to fall in Texas, sin

So. I have to tell you. This blogging thing -- if you don't make a schedule and stick to it, you tend to go a

Yep. That title says it all. They are the best. The. Best. My love affair with chocolate chip cookies is well-

It somehow feels indulgent to open a bottle of bubbly just to make cocktails. But, it's summer, and prosecco i

OMGVeggieBLTs. You guys. So good. I'm super-excited, because, after a long dry spell with very little cooking

I've been loving experimenting with rum this summer. It's just the best spirit for hot weather -- besides, arg

Back in the day, when I worked long hours and sometimes went out for drinks with colleagues (sometimes before

Things have been crazy around here. All in the past two weeks, I got a new part-time consulting gig, hired a p

If you like cocktails, you probably know that this week (June 2-8) is Negroni Week. If you didn't know, well,

I'm a sucker for a quick and easy weeknight meal. When I ran across a recipe for Spaghetti alla Siciliana, con

Scrolling through this page over the last few weeks, you'd be excused for thinking it was just a cocktail blo

Cinco de Mayo is coming up! Do you have a kick-ass margarita at the ready? I do. This recipe for the perfect m

Here's the deal with dinner lately: I don't really cook it. It's not that we don't eat dinner at home... it's

The other night, the hubby and I were in the mood for a cocktail, and he suggested a Sidecar. I, however -- mi

I said I was going to start with simple recipes, right? Well, this is about as simple as it gets. Overnight oa

Campari, to me at least, is a warm-weather spirit. I'm so glad, now that temperatures are climbing, and it fin

Not long ago, I made a meal (this fantastic baked ziti) for a friend who just had a baby. Several people did t

Ladies and gentlemen, the Naptime Chef is back. I thought, after a couple of years of being limited to meal pr

My mom gave me the most thoughtful Christmas present this year: A book of "literary-inspired" cocktails called

One of life's great joys, as far as I'm concerned, is fresh-baked bread -- preferably warm from the oven with

I promised a new cocktail last week, but, well, life got in the way. I'd rather bring you something great with