Imported, Recipes, Seafood and Shellfish
Fresh blue cultured mussels, also referred to as PEI Mussels, are a wonderful ingredient to plan a romantic meal around. Grilled, steamed, dipped in butter or cooked in a curry or wine based broth, mussels are a Seduction Meal in the making. I always wondered why it never made the Aphrodisiac [...]
Imported, Wanderlust
By Kate Collinson Lately, I’ve been writing a lot about overseas cooking classes, but I know we don’t all have the time or money to jet off to an exotic location. But that doesn’t mean you can’t indulge in some gourmet cooking right in the US. Look up some local classes in yo[...]
Imported, Valentine's Day 365
Bloomsberry & Co. is a fun chocolate company from New Zealand, available in the US, with all kinds of fun designer chocolate bars proven to tantalize the taste buds, seduce the senses, and evoke a smile or two. Great for gift ideas or a sweet get together for two. Serve with Champagne, Str[...]
Appetizers and Tapas, Beef Dishes, Imported, Recipes
No-Cook dishes are a blessing when you don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen and Carpaccio is a quick dish that is loved by many. Carpaccio is a dish of raw fish or meat that is very thinly sliced and generally served as an appetizer. Here we have paper thin sliced beef, shaved Parm[...]
Wanderlust
Mediterranean fare is by far my idea of a perfect meal. With so many fresh, wonderful ingredients used to make dishes that range from complex to simple, sublime dishes….this is the food I could live on for the rest of my life. With that said, this is a restaurant to put on your go-to list when[...]
Imported, Interviews
Sexy, Domestic Goodess, Cookbook author, and now lover of a world renown chef, Suzanne Pirret is making headlines. According to the Daily Mail: ‘In love with food and sex’: Suzanne Pirret is now dating chef Heston Blumenthal. Blumenthal, 45, is now romancing actress turned cookery writer[...]