Martha Stewart

My guilty pleasure when I work from home.....

is watching the Martha Stewart show while I eat lunch. (MS runs from 12-1 so I eat at 12:30 and watch it on my Tivo).  I don't think that I particularly like her per se, but there is no denying that she has impeccable taste and has great ideas. (She was of particular help when I was wedding planning)

Not sure that most Martha fans were as excited as me about today's episode, since it seems her fans are more interested in crafts.... But I was so thrilled to see Eric Ripert, Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Daniel Boulud all on the same episode cooking! They are the acclaimed French chefs of Le Bernadin, Jean Georges and Daniel, respectively, which have all garnered lofty praise from diners and critics alike (all receiving 28/30 on Zagat and all receiving *** from Michelin reviews (** for Daniel)). Have I eaten at any of the restaurants? No. But they are very high on the list of my places to eat, and I hope to some day once we live a schedule where we know what we are going to do precisely the next month. (Every time we've gone to NYC we've had to eat at more nondescript restaurants since we didn't make reservations in advance....)

Anyway, like the superstars that they were they made things look so easy that I think that in the coming weeks, I'll be trying the recipes that they brought along with them on Martha. 

They are

• Braised halibut and peas a la francaise
• Roasted chicken
• Salmon with salsify

Can't wait to try them. And can't wait to take some good pics with my new Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 lens that performs amazingly in low light! 

Stay tuned!

PS. If you are a cupcake junkie like me, you might enjoy next week's - Cupcake week on Martha Stewart!