I always like to consider different ways to have parties. Everyone has the Saturday night dinner party or the Sunday afternoon brunch. But I find that few people have parties for TGIF – the happy hour party! Instead, most people meet up with friends at […]

August is a wonderful month. First of all, it is Constrained Gourmet’s birthday month – #Leo! Second, we have a bounty of summer vegetables at their peak. One of my favorite dishes that I only get in August is eggplant parmigiana. I look forward to […]

Every year, I wait patiently for the basil to be big enough to make my first batch of pesto. To me, it’s the taste of summer. But, we all know that around this time of the summer, you are suddenly drowning in basil. I like […]