A Full Table, Season by Season
Hello!
Fifteen years of professional dance taught me something I use every single day in the kitchen. Competence comes from practice, and good teaching gets you there far faster than doing it alone. A great teacher does not simply cheer you on. They tell you what to do at first, but then you have the skills to grow and make it your own.
Competence comes from practice, and good teaching gets you there far faster than doing it alone.
That’s where I come in.
It’s really my whole ethos. I share practical, modern menus and plans for entertaining at home, along with the recipes that complement, so you can learn to repeat until it feels like yours!
These days I’m a cookbook author and a food television contributor with more than two hundred segments behind me, which really means I cook well under pressure! My cookbook, Seasons Around the Table, came out in 2024, from Schiffer Publishing. I learned how to cook and how to entertain from those that came before me. What do I do differently than many of my counterparts?
I sift through what works and leave those clunky recipes behind
I focus on which table design or menu choices will make the biggest splash for your guests, and show you how to utilize your prep time to the fullest.
I always make sure that the host has time to enjoy the party too!
So here is what arrives in your inbox each week.
A seasonal recipe worth making twice. A make-ahead menu plan that lifts the work off the day itself, so you are pouring drinks when your friends walk in, rather than standing over a hot stove. And, always stories. Some weeks I’ll talk about the beauty of August tomatoes, and others I might share about my family’s slavic roots, maybe a funny story from the stage, or the reason I always set the table.
I cook everything from a real family kitchen in western Massachusetts, with as much chaos as three kids and two cats can bring! I use easy-to-follow cooking techniques, and every recipe is tested for your success. No duds here.
I want you to imagine your friends around your table on a Friday night, something delicious braising on the stove, and your favorite dishes set out with a floral flourish. That's where the magic truly happens, when you gather your people at the table for a lovely meal that didn't make you break a sweat.
Pull up a chair. There’s coffee and cake, and I’m so glad you’re here in my New England kitchen.
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