St. Patrick's Day and the arrival of Spring mean one thing at my house, homemade pastrami! Pastrami is smoked corned beef that origina...

Years ago, I saw Jamie Oliver make this hearty dish on his show "Jamie At Home". The recipe was not available online, so this is...

Mardis Gras (aka., Fat Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday) is March 4, marking the last day of fatty food indulgences before Ash Wednesday and the be...

I want to share this wonderful recipe from Gourmet magazine, February 1992, for Spanish-style garlic shrimp with ham and bell peppers. Do no...

Birth of Venus,  by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1484-86 Botticelli's Birth of Venus is my favorite painting from the Italian Renaissanc...