“Look, Jenna, it isn't like Wayne is perfect. Our crew is a bunch of overgrown misfit children. Wayne had it the worst… — Stacey Ballis Children Copy Share Image
“Whether you're a bride or a birthday boy, your options are much the same. Cake comes in chocolate, yellow, or white. Frosting… — Stacey Ballis Bakery Copy Share Image
“Relax, princess. If your prince arrives, I'll vacate. Just keeping you company. Besides, he should know better than to leave a beautiful… — Stacey Ballis Apricot Copy Share Image
“So," he explains. "Take the piece of bread, dip it in the olive oil and then in the spice and nut mix,… — Stacey Ballis Appetizer Copy Share Image
“Your body will always tell you what you need. If you crave sweet things, your energy is flagging. If it's meat you… — Stacey Ballis Advice Copy Share Image
“I wander back out, and find Patrick doing the unthinkable. He is cooking. There are two placemats on the island, napkins and… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I begin to describe a three-tier cake. The bottom tier would be a deep, dark devil's food cake filled with thick chocolate… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Time to cut the cake, newlyweds." Caroline ushers us over to the sweet little two-tier cake, round and covered in white fondant… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Three square tiers of hazelnut cake filled with caramel mousse and sliced poached pears, sealed with vanilla buttercream scented with pear eau-de-vie.… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“The next forty minutes are a festival of soul eating. I know many immigrant families incorporate their traditional dishes into the Thanksgiving… — Stacey Ballis Apple pie Copy Share Image
“Over the years I've done everything from small organization units in condo closets with sliding doors, to one massive one-thousand-square-foot duplex closet… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I feed Volnay, who eats in her unusual way, delicately removing one piece of kibble at a time from her bowl, placing… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Andrea is coming to pick me up in about thirty minutes to head to her folks' house for Thanksgiving. I've got buttery… — Stacey Ballis Apple pie Copy Share Image
“What is it?" "It's a Thermomix." "That crazy cooking-blender thing you were telling me about?" "The very one." I've been coveting this… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“RJ gets to work in the kitchen on the dinner he is preparing, allowing me to sous chef. He seasons duck breasts… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“My daughters-in-law, you know..." she shrugs her rounded shoulders resignedly. "They are such sweet girls, good mothers, kind to me..." "And such… — Stacey Ballis Best friends Copy Share Image
“But every once in a great while, the pull of her heritage would hit her, and Grand-mere would cook something real. I… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Caroline has laid out a beautiful spread, which is a combination of some of my favorite things that she has cooked, and… — Stacey Ballis Around the world Copy Share Image
“Lois and Eloise and Benji have been cooking from the book all week in preparation, making everything from homemade marshmallows and chewy… — Stacey Ballis Baked goods Copy Share Image
“Yep," I say, cutting a large slice of the Dutch Baby pancake and sliding it onto her plate along with two pieces… — Stacey Ballis Bacon Copy Share Image
“I'm going to explode," my dad says, rubbing his stomach gleefully. He's just put down a massive sandwich piled with corned beef,… — Stacey Ballis Chopped liver Copy Share Image
“Brian orders us both Grandpa's Turtle Sundaes, a classic with vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, caramel sauce, whipped cream and nuts, topped… — Stacey Ballis Flavors Copy Share Image
“Thursday night is pasta night," I say. "I left you guys a lasagna Bolognese, garlic knots, and roasted broccolini. Ian is going… — Stacey Ballis Caesar salad Copy Share Image
“I've been developing killer updated versions of things like Black Forest cake, now with bittersweet devil's food cake, a dried-cherry conserve, and… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“This year I am doing praline pecans, an old favorite family favorite, easy and addictive. And a festive holiday dark chocolate loaf… — Stacey Ballis Baking Copy Share Image
“I love the caraway seeds in the classic rye bread, but I wonder if the rich dough might not also hold up… — Stacey Ballis Bread Copy Share Image
“We wanted to do French toast for the brunch, but acknowledged that it is a dangerous item for a special event where… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Caroline made a steamed fig pudding with brandy hard sauce. Hedy and Jacob brought a platter of dense, moist gingerbread squares studded… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“EL Ideas- Chef Phillip Foss Valentine's Day Menu freeze pop- honeydew/truffle/bitters shake and fries- potato/vanilla/leek black cod- black rice/black garlic/black radish cauliflower-… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“What do you want for lunch?" "Jag and I were talking about maybe needing a little Persian fix. What do you think?"… — Stacey Ballis Cuisine Copy Share Image
“The cake is pretty simple; they didn't want anything too fancy. Two tiers. The bottom is the Frango mint tier from the… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“He comes over and lifts the foil off the pan. I can see that it is golden and crispy, and the scent… — Stacey Ballis Bread pudding Copy Share Image
“Being a compulsive overeater is no different from being an alcoholic or drug addict. The only difference is that you can avoid… — Stacey Ballis Addiction Copy Share Image
“The nice thing about this menu is that it will keep fine for tomorrow. I decide to finish the potatoes, cutting the… — Stacey Ballis Food Copy Share Image
“Elliot, that was amazing." The meal has been spectacular. We started with a salad of fennel, golden beets, and grapefruit. He did… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“So tonight we are just seven. Seven people, and twelve pounds of pork. I pick a piece of the insanely delicious crispy… — Stacey Ballis Best friends Copy Share Image
“Liam's hash brown casserole can only be described as so over-the-top ridiculous I fear Paula Deen is sitting somewhere cackling about it.… — Stacey Ballis Bacon Copy Share Image
“Zucchini pasta with chicken and lemon," Melanie says. "I'm using whole-grain linguini, and the zucchini is shredded in long strips the same… — Stacey Ballis Food Copy Share Image
“I hacked an old Crock-Pot and turned it into a sous vide machine, and did a turkey breast, and then seared the… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Making dinner for Wayne is either the easiest thing or the hardest thing on the planet, depending on how you look at… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
