Ribollita – Peasant Italian Soup Recipe Royally Delicious isn’t just a headline, this soup is amazingly simple but packs on the flavor.  It’s so hearty and so fulfilling and brings to mind an era when immigrants used nearly all ingredients they had on hand.  Of all the soups recipes we’ve …

As I write this, it’s after midnight and instead of sleeping, my wife Elizabeth Dougherty is in another room listening to music.  She is “recharging” after yet another long day and recharging is the best word I can use to describe it.  I’ve learned over the years to give her …

Elizabeth Dougherty (originally written for publication in 2006) A Growing Trend Among Chefs: Hunting Down Tonight’s Menu Chefs are packing heat. Something to think about the next time you send a dish back to the kitchen.

St. Patrick’s Day is coming and the Leprechauns are feeling frisky! A cozy Irish meal, a pint of Guinness (or a nice cabernet for the less brave), and a heavenly dessert will lead you over the rainbow to a romantic Irish evening.

Elizabeth’s Homemade Chicken Soup for a Cold Day Ingredients 2 organic boneless skinless chicken breasts 3-4 cups of chicken stock 2 TB olive oil 1 cup of baby carrots 1 medium onion 1 stalk of celery 3/4 tsp of dried thyme or 1 TB fresh 1 tsp of dried parsley …

There are quiet revolutions going on in the restaurant world right now. One of them involves the touchy subject of tipping. Until the last couple of years, most upscale dining establishments in the United States had a voluntary gratuity for the service staff. I don’t think anyone (including me) minds …

Is it time to get a wine cellar? Does a Wine Cellar Increase Your Home’s Value? Elizabeth Dougherty “No man also having drunk old wine straightaway desireth new: for he saith, ‘The old is better’.” Luke 5:39

Maybe it is the sight of it.   Picture a frothing river as it cascades wildly downstream, the expanding ripples on a glass smooth lake from a rock skipped across the surface, the sight of rhythmic rolling waves, the energy of a waterfall as its gravity driven waters bounce off …