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Happy Friday! What are your plans for Halloween? Happy trick or treating to my yummy little goblins and may those of you old enough to carouse– do so to your hearts content. My two favorite pumpkin desserts are Paul Deen’s Pumpkin Gooey Cake and of course a family favorite, Pumpkin Roll. What are you dressing […]

Today I made my two favorite Indian dishes, Chicken Tiki Masala and Saag Paneer, from scratch as part of Jackie Gordon‘s Real New Yorkers Who Cook series. I found a new grocery store in my neighborhood that has good service, great selection and reasonable prices. It’s near the subway, too. Finding this, changes everything. I […]

One of the benefits of having worked at The New York Times for the better part of a decade is that you never know who’s coming to dinner. I’ve been alternating Thanksgivings and this year I celebrated the feast with friends in Brooklyn. Pulitzer prize winning photographer Ruth Fremson joined us for dinner after having […]

I love to soak up all the joys of the season! This past weekend I had the unique opportunity of decorating sugar cookies without any of the measuring, mixing or clean up. Icing options and trimmings were infinite. The cookie decorating party was a fun idea and so sweet (thanks Elana!) When entertaining with cookies, […]

Not so much into the pie? A dear friend and loyal reader recently asked me for a dessert suggestion to make for Thanksgiving. I thought I’d share the recipe here as well. It’s a family and personal favorite. Pumpkin Roll Prep: 45 min – Cook: 15 min – Cool: 60 min CAKE:1/4 cup powdered sugar […]

I love to entertain and that is truly why I started planning events professionally. Ironically, as business gets busier, the less I entertain. Tonight was the exception. We celebrated a friend’s belated birthday. It was a small, but significant crowd. Taking inspiration from Julie and Julia (bought the soundtrack today) and too many hours of […]