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Superfoods Recipes for a Healthy New Year
Once the holidays are over, it’s time for a break from all the super rich food and cocktails and detox with some healthy recipes made...

Kristen Hess
Dec 19, 20143 min read
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Rotelle with Sausage, Peppers, Spinach and Ricotta w/ Fresh Basil Marinara Sauce
So it’s finally beginning to feel like Fall around here in the Big Apple. The temperatures have dropped into the low 50s and it’s been...

Kristen Hess
Oct 23, 20145 min read
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Chicken Meatball Soup with Kale, Chickpeas & Orzo
There’s nothing better than a big pot of soup in the Winter – and this has been the longest one..ever. I’ve always loved my Gram’s...

Kristen Hess
Feb 13, 20143 min read
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A Big Bowl of Comfort :: Irish Stout Beef Stew
Winter is always a little bit depressing without any sunshine and constant grey skies and snow storms every other day in New York City....

Kristen Hess
Jan 21, 20144 min read
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Mushroom, Ham and Cheese Strata: Best Brunch Casserole. EVER.
Mushroom, Ham and Cheese Strata I love waking up in the morning to the smell of fresh brewed coffee and breakfast cooking in the kitchen....

Kristen Hess
Dec 28, 20122 min read
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Crunchy Chicken Fajita Wraps w/ Habanero-Green Chile & Pepper Jack Cream
Crunchy Chicken Fajita Wraps w/ Habanero, Green Chile-Pepper Jack Cream This is an easy, tasty dish I whipped up the other night that is...

Kristen Hess
Jul 26, 20123 min read
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California Dreamin’ :: Chicken, Wild Mushroom & Fontina Cheese Lasagna
Room with a view On a recent trip to San Diego with a group of friends, we made an awesome dinner one night, and definitely one to...

Kristen Hess
May 4, 20124 min read
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Moussaka + Memories of Greece
Classic Greek Moussaka, (pronounced moos-sah-KAH) is one of the most well known of all Greek dishes and a staple “comfort food” and main...

Kristen Hess
Mar 18, 20123 min read
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Classic Comfort Food:: Beef Stroganoff
Beef Stroganoff is a dish that always reminds me of home – my mother used to make this on cold winter nights as a special treat for my...

Kristen Hess
Nov 2, 20112 min read
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An Everyday, Ordinary Dish – Reinvented
Real Sloppy Joes Ever since I got my new Williams-Sonoma cookbook, “Comfort Food” for Christmas, I decided that Winter is a perfect time...

Kristen Hess
Jan 8, 20113 min read
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