by Julie du Pont | Oct 16, 2013 | Sweet
October 14 was National Dessert Day. My daughter, now 6, was maximizing the celebration of this minor holiday. And the celebration has continued through the week with tonight’s indulgent Ice Cream Goblin. A creation of Clare Crespo, this seasonal Halloweenie...
by Julie du Pont | Oct 13, 2013 | Main
The slow cooker came out of hibernation this weekend for a family get together to celebrate my daughter’s sixth birthday. While this Slow Cooked Pulled Pork can’t beat the 10-12 hour smoker preparation I featured in July, the consensus was that it takes a...
by Julie du Pont | Oct 6, 2013 | Sweet
What to do on a Sunday when the Giants begin to tank and its gloomy and dreary outside? I highly recommend making and taste testing Root Beer Floats. My balding hunk of a hubbie declared recently that Root beer floats could be his favorite dessert ever. He unleashed...
by Julie du Pont | Oct 3, 2013 | Gluten Free, Salad
Nights out with the hubby feel like mini vacations these days even though they only last a few hours. On one such mini-vacay this past weekend, I tasted a delicious tuscan kale salad at a cute little French restaurant near our home called Boulevard 18. It inspired...
by Julie du Pont | Sep 28, 2013 | Gluten Free, Main
I have been experiencing a lack of creativity as of late — likely due to too little sleep and too much work and life commitments. Consequently, I didn’t even play with this recipe from the October Food & Wine for Coq au Vin. Granted, I did change the...
