Ok…I have just had a Rachael Ray moment. Tell me you’ve never pretended you were hosting your own Food Network show, while cooking. It turns out, I do much of my creative and Pet Set planning in my kitchen. I think I’m a frustrated chef.
As usual, I was thinking about the 8 billion things I have to get done, while preparing a light meal. One of the ingredients was sweet relish. The bottle was almost empty…so I went to the ‘fridge to see if there was another, but what did I find? Near-empty …read more

I am a self-described foodie and Food Network junkie. I have special affection toward chefs Bobby Flay and Mario Batali.
Recently, I’ve been following Ina Garten, pretty closely. The other night I made her “Perfect Chicken” recipie…and let me tell you…utter heaven. I am not really a big fan of chicken, especially, the wretched boneless, skinless variety. But this recipe calls for a whole chicken, glorious skin still on.
Make this dish for Sunday supper and take leftovers to work with you on Monday, you will wish you made two birds:

1 (5 to 6 pound) roasting chicken
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 …read more