Tiny Test Kitchen

Originally I picked this recipe out for a Kentucky Derby party we had last weekend. The pink raspberry filling seemed so spring like and festive and perfect for a day spent watching horse races and sipping mint juleps. Alas, in the end the menu I had planned fell by the way side as I had […]

Whenever my husband heads to work in the city I know two things are going to happen. One, he will be far later home than he says he is going to be, and two, he will rush out in between meetings and buy some awful sounding, bacteria laden sandwich from a hole in the wall. […]

Whilst I love all times of the year for different reasons, when I am stuck in the doldrums of rainy end-of-winter-beginning-of-spring all I can think about it sun, sea and picnics (maybe that last one is because I’m English :)).  I am also sure that my time spent googling last minute vacations quadruples this time […]

These are the croutons that I make regularly, they are perfect for giving some extra texture and an extra crunch to salads and to soups. They may not have the exact same burst of flavor that the Ad Hoc Torn Croutons but are they are quick to make, requiring only a few minutes to prepare, […]

Puff pastry is one item that I always have in my freezer, it only takes 40 minutes to defrost a sheet making it a very quick and easy way to make an tasty bite to eat. I use it for whenever I do not have time to make my own pastry or just want to […]

This weekend we went to the inimitable Hollister and Porter Hovey’s apartment for a deliciously perfect bloody mary brunch. When someone has been kind enough to invite you into their home I hate to go over empty-handed.  Knowing that they would have a well stocked bar (they did – Hollister even made her own bacon […]

I have begun taking an online course about how to make your heart healthy. Amongst all the long words and scientific sounding theories there is one thing that resonates with me, the fresher the food, the brighter the color, the better it is for you. I love the thought that a variety of all these […]