[picasa username=”madhungrylsq” albumname=”VanGoghArtecasaAndCafeShiller”] This day began our few days of an art 360. We visited the Hermitage, which is housing the tempororary ‘Son of Holland’ artist, Vincent Van Gogh and Rose had her tea amongst the fresh sunflowers, (the subject of Van Gogh’s famous Arles paintings). He made several of these as a welcome gift… View Article

[picasa username=”madhungrylsq” albumname=”DutchIndonesianRijsttafel”] As everyone knows, I am ravenous for all types of food knowledge, from the most basic everyday simple family cooking to the most elaborate unusual word cuisine and every day is a learning journey. Amsterdam is known for its Indonesian food and this is something I have never delved into. With something… View Article

Amsterdam is really a trip. It seems as though there are more bikes and boats than cars zipping around this city, which is connected by an ancient Labyrinthian connection of canals and bridges. But there are two types of crazy good cookies that are just as good as it gets at the source. Stroopwafel are… View Article

Heading overseas with my wonderful mom Rose. I’ll keep you posted about our travels especially all the MAD good food I will surely find. To everyone who took the time to write messages of support, Thank-you. It really is encouraging to hear howany of you have learned from and been inspired by our MHTV show…. View Article

We get tons of feedback on here and on facebook about people making the Mad Hungry recipes or their riffs on them; so on Mondays we’d like to start posting Mad Hungry MY Way Mondays, a part of the mad hungry blog where we show YOUR Mad Hungry Meals. Send your Mad Hungry My Way… View Article

This weekend the boys took the leftovers from my photo shoot and made the craziest bird! Two pounds of bacon wrapped around a 15-pound turkey slow smoked with applewood in the extra large big green egg. The bacon came off just before the end and was glazed with a scotch-cherry sauce while the bird finished… View Article

Hi Mad Hungry-ers! Today’s my birthday and I’m celebrating by offering all my hungry fans out there something special. If you join through this link you’ll have free shipping for a week, but what’s even better is that if you join and link your facebook account to OpenSky, you’ll get $15 credit + free shipping… View Article

I was really happy to learn that Jamie Oliver was appearing at the today show the same day I was.  Jamie is a force of nature–truly committed to the good work of food as well as just plain good food. What he is here talking about is the work he does to change the way… View Article

From last weekends London trip Luca eats from a great Korean fast food stand. Shredded beef is fried in soy laid in a big bun and topped with soy mayonnaise. Great early mothers day gift hanging with my boy teen all weekend. This weekend apparently the boys have something cooked up involving Chinese food. Happy… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”CookingClass2012″] Friday nights charity cooking class was really fun and I think our two students, Christy and Kevin, truly learned something to use in their everyday life. First, we made choux puffs aka profiteroles, which Kevin (who doesn’t cook) mastered. These can go either sweet or savory and can be filled with anything…. View Article

TODAY on MHTV:Some days you’ve just got to make do with what’s on hand. Today, I’m turning ordinary pantry items into dishes that sing. I’m seasoning black beans with garlic and cumin, preparing a tomato and chickpea sauce for pasta, and giving popcorn a pop with chili powder and lime. Finally, I’m whipping up a batch of irresistible dark… View Article

[picasa username=”madhungrylsq” albumname=”ThenNow2Lucindas”] A few years ago, I was lucky enough to do a story for Martha Stewart Living on Vermont cheesemakers and the awesome cheese they produce. A photographer, his team, and I visited five different farms in only about three or four days all over Vermont; watching cheese be made, shooting cheese, and… View Article

Hi Everyone! Lo, part of the MH crew, snapped the shot above of CQ and I working in my office at Martha. On what you say? The new MHTV beat sheet! CQ and I are writing up what the new show will look like that’ll hopefully be on your TVs come the fall. Beyond developing… View Article

Hi Everyone, Happy Thanksgiving! As your turkey is cooking (or grilling, like mine is), here’s a peak at what will become of my leftovers. You have my man crepes and my pressed turkey sandwiches but here’s a recipe to help make some of your leftovers new again: Sweet Potato Bread Pudding. I use my leftover… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”FourthofJuly”] For me, Memorial day marks the beginning of summer and is celebrated with the grill. Come 4th of July, I take a break from the hot coals and hit the coast. My mom lives by the beach in Massachusetts & my brothers and I try to descend on “Glousta” at least once… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”LSQMHUpdate”] Hi Folks, Just sharing a few of our new recipes as we gear up to film another 8o new MH shows for Hallmark (see zip code locater on the right side of this blog for the channel in your hood).   And here’s a little update on whats been going on with me…. View Article

I love the holiday season; it’s the time when I do the most crafting, cooking, and partying. I get to be with the people I love most and celebrate traditions that have gone on for decades. When I was a child, my mother always said, “Christmas starts as soon as Santa crosses the finish line” (at… View Article

With the food coma of yesterday’s meal subsiding and Black Friday in full swing, check out some of my favorite kitchen gadgets in Rue Magazine’s newest issue (pg 88-89):

It occurred to me today as I was making quick fried cabbage (the prep shown here; ginger, garlic, tomato, cabbage) that we are a green-a-day family. Dark leafy greens like kale, Swiss chard, spinach, collards, cabbage (napa, savoy, red), escarole, bok choy, calaloo etc are some of the most nutrient-dense foods available on the planet… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”MaritimeCulinaryAnthropologyFromTheBritishEmpire”] Ever since he was a little boy, Calder ‘s been a voracious reader over a wide range of subjects. But, his latest obsession is pretty funny to me. He’s immersed in a series of books (historical fiction) by Patrick O’Brian on British maritime history.  There are about 22 books in the series… View Article