Crisps, cobblers, crumbles, there are so many ways to use the fruits of the season and this cake is a keeper. I’ve made it three times in the last two weeks to rave reviews …

This dish is so beautiful, it is the most perfect dinner recipe because it is so easy, healthy and looks AMAZING! Take a look at those layered fat slices of eggplant. Only Mario …

These pepper came from Saveur Magazine and Bobby made them one night. He grilled the peppers on the stove, using hot banana peppers. They were lemony and tangy and delicious. I still …

This pancake recipe was adapted from Chef Kenny Shopsin’s popular pancakes. These were so easy to make, quick, creamy and so delicious and fragrant. Pancake mix is fast and easy but this homemade …

A white paper bag with a little mesh window. Ingenious. I’m thinking this as I look at the bag of potatoes on my counter. I do not want to throw the bag …

We had family over today. We were just going to sit and talk. I hadn’t gone grocery shopping. There’s something about an empty fridge that makes my sad days even worse. …

Sometimes when this GirlCook is feeling blue, I eat a big fat bowl of strawberry shortcake. For breakfast. And then again for dinner. A big bucket of strawberries, fresh picked; freshly whipped cream; …

This banana blueberry bread is a winner, it’s terrific. This recipe comes from the book “Eat Well Live Well” by Pamela M. Smith which my mother gave me. She is a diabetic and we …

Farmer’s Markets are here again. How happy we are after a long winter. Today marked my first Farmer’s Market excursion, to the Canandaigua Farmer’s Market where I bought a bunch of beautiful tender greens …

So here’s the trick to a really great melon. Buy it in good, firm condition, they are almost always very under-ripe in supermarkets. (A farm fresh melon would be delicious but unfortunately not …

My brother-in-law, J, is one of my favorite man cooks and grilling is his specialty. We’re not talking hot dogs and hamburgers here, we’re talking spicy skewered shrimp, basted asparagus, whole-green-onion kind of grilling. …

Charred Onion and Green Bean Salad with Balsamic/Orange Dressing

Leave it to Mario Batali to come up with such a delicious combination of flavors AND to make it so easy. His new cookbook, Molto Gusto …

When you have all the ingredients in your fridge, it makes creating dishes in the kitchen so easy. Just think of some tastes you’d like to combine, add a great sauce and done. …

Of all the pasta dishes, if I had to pick THE ONE…you know, the one pasta dish for the “last meal,” it would be carbonara. Done well, it is the most decadent, beautifully silky …

This has become our favorite salad. Everyone in the family loves spinach and the combination of the delicate spinach (you must use baby spinach for this), the fragrant fennel (a crispy, fresh, anise taste), …