This year I'm making a cranberry vinegar pie. It's based on a recipe I got from Martha Stewart's site that uses raisins. I made a trial version of the pie and was blown away by how good it was.

The dish soap method works like a charm, but for some reason I always seem to get grease stains on dry clean only stuff. It's like they have a grease magnet and I'm nervous to try this on them.

We keep our cookbooks out in the living room as well. And even though the cookbook section is the most tempting one in the bookstore for me, I've learned to show restraint and not buy too many nich...

Spinach, broccoli florets and peas are my go to frozen veggies. But I also buy frozen squash puree on occasion when I'm making soup and don't want to deal w/ roasting and preparing the squash on my...

I wonder how this would be in a vinegar pie. A friend of mine made a balsamic vinegar pie topped with raspberries glazed with a vinegar raspberry reduction and it was heavenly.

This is my drink and it annoys me to no end when a bartender adds soda to it. Thankfully, I had a delicious non-fizzy one this weekend when the bartender muddled a lime in it. Yum.

Gimlets are my go-to drink and when Betty ordered one I pretty much squealed like a little girl (especially since I've been told several times that it's an old man drink LOL!)

I just got an order delivered this weekend and was amazed to see it all arrive in one box (plus a bag with a couple frozen items). So much better. Thanks FD!

If you get a chance to take a trip out to Governor's Island I highly recommend it. They've added a new area on the southern end of the island called Picnic Point complete with hammocks, grass and a...

FYI another year round one in Manhattan is located in Inwood at Isham St. on Saturdays. Our honey guy recently left when a spot at Union Square opened up, but he was replaced with a winery! ...

I've got: -the ginger chews (as well as the same brand's hard candy version) - 4 boxes of tea: earl grey, chai, vanilla caramel, and some cold brew for my own iced tea - trader j...

Cake AND pie carriers? Consider my mind officially blown. Never again will I have to decide whether to bring cake OR pie.

I've used a recipe from Giada for a version of these with mushrooms. Sometimes I make risotto just so that I can have arancini later!

Eeek! I had literally just finished the cleaning portion of the Kitchen Cure when I watched a mouse run across my newly scrubbed countertops. He then proceeded to taunt me by licking the peanut but...

I'll admit to totally cheating and using a boxed chocolate cake mix and substituting Guinness for the water in the recipe (i also decreased the amount of oil slightly). The results were still total...

My favorite cheap option is a south african blend called Goats Do Roam (adorable). My local wine shop sells it for 7 bucks and I've found it goes great with any number of foods.

My friends and I have been discussing good and easy meals to impress a date when you're cooking for the first time or are trying to do something special. What is your go-to dinner to impress? ...

I actually have two immersion blenders. One is a cheapy toastmaster one that has been going strong for 5 years (don't think I spent more than 10 bucks on it). I recently got a cuisinart one with th...