Laura Baldwin- the "Stuck in Hartford County" thing is me just venting about agreeing to live w/in 60 miles of the town we lived in when I got divorced (Ridgefield- yes, West Hartford is 60.2 miles away!). Why did I ever agree to that?
Depends on the crowd, but I recall making (too?) MANY of Ina Garten's coconut cupcakes
My favorite comfort food:
Chicken Pot Pie, Osso Bucco, BBQ (plus those delicious sides!), raw oysters, steamed lobster, mashed potatoes
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
Neeley's BBQ (Memphis), August (John Besh's place in New Orleans), Pascal's Manale (DIE for their BBQ shrimp!) New Orleans, and CityZen (Washington D.C.)
My most tattered cookbooks:
Saveur Cooks Authentic American, Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food, Jaques Pepin's Fast Food books, The New Glorious American Food (Idone), Essentials of Cooking (Peterson), Barefoot Contessa (all), Nigella Lawson (all), Jamie Oliver...OK enough!