Central Restaurante in Lima, Peru is a culinary gem. If you’ve seen the Netflix Chef’s Table episode (season 3, episode 6), you know that Virgilio Martínez Véliz runs Central’s kitchen with his wife, Pia León. It is there that they developed the ecosystem and altitude-based […]

Spring! What is taking you so long? You’ve been teasing us with little dashes of warm weather and then so cruelly taking it away. One thing that always reminds me of spring (regardless of the weather) is the arrival of fresh asparagus in the grocery […]

Apologies for the delay in posting, we were hiking Machu Picchu! Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. The problem? You’re too busy to plan anything. The solution for those days-that-are-so-busy-you-don’t-know-if-you’re-coming-or-going? For days like that, it’s great to have this Slow Cooked Lamb and Potato recipe in your […]

Do you ever have those days when you are trying figure out what the heck to make for dinner? I had one of those days recently. My thought process went like this….hmm…what am I going to make. (Opens fridge) Onions, a bag of baby potatoes…yes, I […]

Let’s talk about sidekicks. Batman had Robin. Lucy had Ethel. Fred had Barney. Laverne had Shirley. Bruce has the E Street Band. What is a good sidekick for dinner? How about some garlic smashed potatoes? Fingerling potatoes are great for dinner. They are small stubby, […]

I have a confession, I have never met a potato I didn’t like! Maybe it’s from being half Irish on my mother’s side. Who doesn’t like potatoes? I love potato chips, Tuesday, March 14 is National Potato Chip Day. What?! National Potato Chip Day?!!! Yes! […]