by Debra Ponzek | Feb 18, 2015 | All, Desserts, Main Course, Tips for the Kitchen
When Greg and I have the house to ourselves, we usually stay home and cook together. We both love it. We pour some wine and cook something easy but a little special, like shrimp scampi, which needs only a green salad to round out the meal. When you make the salad, use...
by Debra Ponzek | Jan 8, 2015 | All, Breakfast, Main Course
There are days when I am not in the mood for traditional dinner fare and so fill the gap with strata, frittatas, pancakes and French toast. Why not eat one of these delicious things in the evening? Greg and I prefer stratas, omelets or fritattas, rather than the...
by Debra Ponzek | Jan 8, 2015 | All, Side Dishes
In the interest of passing on some culinary wisdom (!), here are my thoughts about beans. I can’t think of anything more comforting on a cold winter’s day than a thick bean soup. Can you? Time was when I bypassed the cans of cooked beans on the supermarket...
by Debra Ponzek | Dec 31, 2014 | All, Holidays
Break out the Champagne! Let’s welcome 2015 in style — and toast to an all-around great year. I’m still celebrating my latest book, The Dinnertime Survival Cookbook. Won’t you join me and lift a glass to eating dinner with our families as often...
by Debra Ponzek | Dec 9, 2014 | All, Main Course
I remember plenty of times during this compressed and crazed period between Thanksgiving and Christmas when I finally get home, pulling the car into the driveway with a sense of pleasant relief. Outside, it’s dark and cold and the house is warm and full of my...
by Debra Ponzek | Nov 21, 2014 | All, Desserts, Holidays
Are you making pies for Thanksgiving? Every year I decide not to, but then I start thinking about pie crust…apples and cinnamon…pumpkin….pecans….pears….pie crust (again). Sound familiar? Seriously, you can buy a very good pie at a local...
