Delaware Girl Eats

Peach Nectarine Tart Celebrating "Yes Chef", A Memoir by Marcus Samuelsson

Peach Nectarine Tart The current selection in our Cook the Books reading club is Yes Chef, by Marcus Samuelsson. Today, Marcus is a celebrated New York chef, but his path to current celebrity has been a hard one. His mother and siblings died when he was young in rural Ethiopia and he was adopted by a Swedish couple, a colored child entering an entirely different world. The phrase that comes to mind in thinking about his story is “perseverance against heavy odds”. He made his way through European and US kitchens, a story of apprenticeship reminiscent of Jacques Pepin’s own... Read more →

Individual Breakfast Frittatas with Vegetables

Mini-fritattas with vegetables The best thing we can do for grandkids on a school day is to have something healthy and nutritious ready for them to eat on the run on their way to class. But it can be a challenge to get this important meal prepared on a fast track. I like protein-based dishes like these mini-frittatas made in muffin tins that give the kids a strong start on the day. Loaded up with any combination of healthy vegetables like broccoli or sweet peppers these flavor-packed treats can be a meal on the go and are good hot, warm... Read more →