The other day, in true Carrie Bradshaw (foodie) style, I had a thought: I couldn’t help but wonder–why are doughnuts the perfect accompaniment to a cup of coffee? And what makes the perfect doughnut? As I waited for my coffee to percolate, I started pondering the options. Now, I consider myself a coffee elitist. I am very picky about my coffee (see more on that subject in previous blog) And as far as pairing pastries with my coffee goes, I’m discovering that there’s a sort of doughnut loyalty. Some people swear by Dunkin’ Donuts, others by Krispy Kreme, still others by Publix Bakery. ...

Full disclosure: My thumb is not green. In fact, it’s more pink than anything else. I don’t grow my own food. But that doesn’t stop me from enjoying the downtown Sarasota farmer’s market every Saturday morning, and if you’re like me–more pink thumb than green thumb–it shouldn’t stop you, either. The market is held on Lemon Avenue every Saturday morning from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and not only is it a place to see and be seen–for dogs as well as humans–it’s a great place to buy all the fresh, locally grown produce you’ll need for a week of cooking. I’m a big fan of...

Call it spring cleaning or merely the fact that the doors barely closed from over crowding. Either way our freezers were in desperate need of reorganization. It started with the loss of 12 mini cups of Haigen Daz strawberry ice cream . Who says you can’t make something special from the freezer? Had I really eaten all those little cups or had I just buried them behind the Golden Blintzes and boneless chicken breasts? So… needing to take control, Sunday afternoon I had my husband empty the freezer in the garage and the large freezer in our kitchen. We lined everything up on the kitchen counters...