Zrir and the story of Alexander's birth

Every now and then, I lack the motivation to post on this blog, and I forget why I started Kitchen Vignettes in the first place. I sometimes...

A Story About Friendship and Food

Things have been a little quiet on the blogfront lately and I apologize for that. But I have a good excuse. I'm awaiting the arrival of ...

A Night at The James Beard Awards

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the James Beard Book, Broadcast, and Journalism Awards because Kitchen Vignettes was one of th...

Emile Henry Dutch Oven Giveaway!

Happy May, friends! I have a special spring giveaway for you today. Emile Henry is generously giving away one of their gorgeous 7-quart fig...

Rainbow Deviled Eggs (colored with homemade food dye!)

Spring has finally sprung! Easter is coming. So I made these little celebratory morsels of delish the other day. They're so fun to make,...

Lentils Stewed in Tomatoes and Red Wine

Well, we survived the "bombogenesis". I was wide awake through much of the night, mesmerized by the live graphics on my computer s...

"Banana Bread" Smoothie

Things are pretty yucky around here. As in stomach flu yucky. Catpants, my cat-sitting assignment for the month of March, has been my faithf...