Marcella DiLonardo

Mar 20, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | |JeanMarie Brownson |Marcella DiLonardo |Annie Tobey

This lively lemon egg soup has been a staple in Greece for centuries. Creamy and pungent with lemon flavor, Greek Avgolemono soup must be the country’s answer to other national comfort chicken soups. You might be surprised to learn that this celebrated Greek soup has its roots in Spanish Sephardic history. Apparently, it made its way from Spain to Greece during the Spanish Inquisition, according to culinary historian Claudia Roden.

Mar 13, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | |JeanMarie Brownson |Marcella DiLonardo |Hilary Meyer

Blueberry Lemon Ricotta Loaf is a “happy bread that felt like a burst of springtime with its lemony elements of zest and extract,” says cookbook author Diane Rossen Worthington. Plus, it’s “Seriously Simple to put together” for breakfast, snack, dessert, or a Mother’s Day brunch. On a cold, rainy morning, I was doing errands and hadn’t eaten breakfast. I stopped in this little coffee shop and eyed a lush, blueberry quick bread in the window. I asked for a slice along with a foamy cappuccino.

Mar 6, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | JeanMarie Brownson |Marcella DiLonardo |Hilary Meyer |America’s Test Kitchen

Use homemade green goddess dressing for a burst of fresh flavor with a Broccolini and Avocado Salad. Get your healthy dose of green for St. Patrick’s Day or any time of year. Green. The favored color to wear on Saint Patrick’s Day for good luck and to keep us invisible to leprechauns. We love the color for everything from the Chicago River to beer and dinner.

Feb 28, 2024 | boomermagazine.com | Marcella DiLonardo |Hilary Meyer |America’s Test Kitchen |Annie Tobey

This recipe for Brownie in a Mug is better than food delivery (that’s too slow and expensive) and better than making an entire batch of brownies (too much cleanup and too many tempting leftovers)! Marcella DiLonardo of TheKitchn.com shares the recipe, plus tips on the best ingredients and swaps to keep on hand. There are plenty of days when we’re fired up and eager to begin a baking project, but those moments don’t always line up with when our chocolate dessert cravings hit.

Feb 22, 2024 | stltoday.com | Marcella DiLonardo

There are plenty of days when we’re fired up and eager to begin a baking project, but those moments don’t always line up with when our chocolate dessert cravings hit. More often than not, we start wanting a warm, fudgy homemade brownie right as we sit down to relax in front of the television, perfectly content to not move for the rest of the night. Unfortunately, we can’t just snap our fingers and have a brownie appear.