8220;One of the delights of life is eating with friends, second to that is talking about eating. And, for an unsurpassed double whammy, there is talking about eating while you are eating with friends. After a brief hiatus and summer in Maine, I have relocated to the Northshore of Lake Pontchatrain, LA with my awesome husband, our beautiful new son and our slightly deranged cat, Ninja. Grew up on the coast of Maine and get hives if Im not within walking distance of the ocean! This baby up.

Saturday, January 9, 2010. Traditional Roast Beef dinner, lightened. My favorite cold winter night meal reminds me of late dinners with my grandparents, candlelight, flowers, linens, saying grace. Growing up, my requested birthday dinner usually was roast beef with mashed potatoes and peas.

Friday, August 27, 2010. An excuse to make more ice cream! And an excuse to use a blow torch! This is as close as my boyfriend would get to me with the blow torch. The Perfect Scoop by David Lebovitz. 3 large peaches, peeled, pitted, chopped.

Cooking the spicy and the sweet in a yellow kitchen. I am really tired of it. Sunny San Diego, my rear. Where do I find these magical pans? .

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. After a brief hiatus and summer in Maine, I have relocated to the Northshore of Lake Pontchatrain, LA with my awesome husband, our beautiful new son and our slightly deranged cat, Ninja. Grew up on the coast of Maine and get hives if Im not within walking distance of the ocean! View my complete profile. Where it all began- The Humble Table. Fed Up With School Lunch. Ck for updates on .