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SUSAN WELSH

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Elegant, silky, savory, and supple. . .

These are some of the adjectives used to describe the crowd favorite at last night's Pinot Noir wine tasting held in Lambertville, NJ. ...

Susan Welsh

Apr 2, 20172 min read

Grass fed and Green. . .

During my collegiate years in Malibu in the eighties, my weekend diet consisted of Tommy Burgers scarfed with abandon, donuts from...

Susan Welsh

Mar 28, 20172 min read

It happened in Monterey.

My recent obsession with the HBO series Big Little Lies has reawakened my California dreams and my Monterey-born soul. I hear the...

Susan Welsh

Mar 16, 20172 min read

Long live the Kouign-Amann!

Foodies and trend-spotters from New York to California announced the Kouign-Amann's "moment" years ago. Given that the birth of this...

Susan Welsh

Mar 9, 20171 min read

My first champagne. . .

It's July, 1981 and we're celebrating at a restaurant called The Broadmoor, where they serve delicious French Silk Pie and I'm a little...

Susan Welsh

Mar 7, 20172 min read

National Pound Cake Day

I have a long history with cake--lots of cake! Two of my favorites are my mom's coffee cake with a streusel of cinnamon, sugar, walnuts...

Susan Welsh

Mar 4, 20171 min read

You say you want a revolution? Let it be cheese. . .

On a late February evening, on an unseasonably warm evening, my friend Roz and I sip Prosecco al fresco on the porch of The Lambertville...

Susan Welsh

Feb 25, 20172 min read

Coffee, Keats, and me

I've been in search of the perfect cup of coffee ever since Italy. Yes, my tastebuds were forever altered after "experiencing" coffee...

Susan Welsh

Feb 22, 20172 min read

One word. CHOCOLATE!

It's apropos that I would have chocolate on my mind today. Just as I give myself permission to drink as much champagne as I want on New...

Susan Welsh

Feb 14, 20172 min read

Pepperidge Farm remembers. . .

Growing up, I wanted to live in the Keebler Elf Treehouse, but I wanted to snack on any and all varieties of Pepperidge Farm cookies--the...

Susan Welsh

Feb 8, 20172 min read

In the name of research, I eat!

I've written about 50,000 words and gained 5 pounds since my retirement in September. It seems that my default, when the muse does not...

Susan Welsh

Feb 7, 20171 min read

One day at this time. . .

If you haven't caught the brilliant new reboot of One Day At A Time, put it in your queue ASAP! It is fresh, relevant, and clever. The...

Susan Welsh

Jan 29, 20171 min read

Salami and Cheese on the Hill/St. Louis, Part 2

On my quest to get to know what's worth knowing about St. Louis, of course I'd instinctively find my way to sandwiches--specifically The...

Susan Welsh

Jan 28, 20171 min read

Meet me in St. Louis. . .

When my friend Heidi texts me and asks me if I want to join her and her husband Jeff in St. Louis, this song starts buzzing around in my...

Susan Welsh

Jan 19, 20172 min read

How many times?

Dylan's question keeps turning in my mind, now more than ever. . .We're on the brink of major transition, and I know I am not alone in my...

Susan Welsh

Jan 13, 20171 min read

Snow Day!

One of my favorite scenes from my very favorite holiday movie NOW, it feels like winter. Finally, some fluffy white stuff fell out of...

Susan Welsh

Jan 6, 20172 min read

mmm, mmm, good. . .

When the mercury dips below 30 and darkness seeps into the living room before 5, I find myself craving the foods I ate as a child,...

Susan Welsh

Jan 5, 20172 min read

Auld Lang Syne

Those of you who are baby boomers will remember New Year's Eves with Guy Lombardo and his orchestra, televised live from the Waldorf...

Susan Welsh

Dec 31, 20161 min read

Bread and sparkling wine

This morning is a hangover of Christmas excesses-- champagne and cookies and ricotta balls and nut bread and mashed potato casserole....

Susan Welsh

Dec 26, 20161 min read

Cookies for breakfast

This is my rendition of a recipe from my favorite celebrity chef--Pati Jinich. If you are not familiar with her, check out her website...

Susan Welsh

Dec 21, 20161 min read