The Harlem Tea Room’s Scones

There was a time when I would purchase  any magazine whose glossy cover caught my eye.  Food, home improvement , self-improvement, fashion, lifestyle, parenting,  relationship, you name it, if the magazine cover was shiny with topics that appealed to me I bought it.  At the beginning of each month, at the exact time new issues would appear, I’d run to my local book…

Angel biscuits

The best biscuit I’ve ever eaten comes from a  fast food restaurant.  Yes, it’s true and most of you may know the chain, their chicken is pretty awesome too.  The biscuit is flaky and buttery and oh so soft.  It’s dangerously delicious and I could easily eat half a dozen in one sitting.  The closest I’ve…

pancakes with wild blueberry jam syrup and sour cream

When the weather is warm and pleasant when technically it should be cold and dreary you would think one would want to be out-of-doors enjoying this late October gift from Mother Nature and not stuck indoors catching up on chores.   Not me.  I chose one of the last weekends in October to stay home and sort through my  older cookbooks…

sunday routine and not really irish soda bread

The Sunday New York Times runs a series in its magazine section called Sunday Routine. It’s my favorite part of the magazine and I love curling up with the paper and discovering how other people spend their Sunday off.  This prompted me to want to share my Sunday routine with all of you, my readers. …