How do you save a whole culture of deli foods from extinction? Here’s my interview with deli expert, David Sax, author of Save the Deli.

What to do with all that leftover sweet corn? Creamed corn from scratch!

Great Vintage Kitchenwares in Chicago…

Choose kitchenware that reflects who you are…

Did I ever tell you I once tried to smuggle a whole leg of proscuitto in my suitcase…

With his blueberry bindi, bloody nose and shifty-eyed resemblance to Fozzie Bear – he totally won me over.

Panzanella is a seasonal summer delight and adding bacon and eggs makes it a breakfast or brunch-worthy meal.

Kate made a batch of these hand pies for my birthday a few years back and I’ve never forgotten them.

The journal from my trip to the Greek Islands many years ago reads a little like Cheech and Chong’s, How I Spent My Summer Vacation.