Years ago when I visited the beautiful Island of Bermuda with the pink sands and turquoise water, I discovered that they have an amazing food culture. The hotels and restaurants all have really top notch food and service to match. With that in mind I was quite surprised at being […]
I grew up with my grandmother making this soup after my grandfather and I went mushroom picking. We were in the woods and my grandfather would call out “houbiky, houbiky” which meant mushrooms, mushrooms while the 4 year old me ran around frantically looking for them and at the same […]
When you think of comfort food, cream of tomato soup with grilled cheese is usually close to the top of the list. This is a version that brings out the sweetness in both the tomato and the basil. I have been making it like this for many years both at […]
Eat lentils on New Years day, it will bring money! That was the saying in Czech republic when I was young and still is I believe. We would often have this lentil soup which is simple but tasty. The lentils provide both protein and a satisfying texture even when made […]
Welcome! I have been cooking professionally and for fun over 40 years and love it as ever. I would like to share some of the things I have learned over the years as well as some of the miscues.