Orange Marmalade

In my perfect world I have fresh clean produce to pickle, jam and jelly on a regular basis. Saying that makes it seem like I’m an expert preserver, but thats also in my dreams. When I do come across something amazing, like concord grapes in the fall or strawberries in June, and I have time,… View Article

One by One

After fifteen years working for another company, I’m three months into the official launch of my own venture. Just getting to the launch part took several months of lawyers, accountants, web developing, soul searching, lawyers again, and more soul searching. Brick by brick, bird by bird, one step at a time, whatever you want to call it—that’s… View Article
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From NYC to Beantown

Just a quick video on the train from New York City to Boston. Don’t forget to come see me and Calder (and get some Caramelized Onion and Bacon Dip) tomorrow at Xhibition Kitchen!

MH Guest Post: Calder Quinn

I am honored and thrilled to have the opportunity to post on Mrs. Lucinda Scala Quinn’s (otherwise known as ‘mom’) blog this afternoon. The reason for this unexpected (and I must say flattering) appearance?  Announcing the first leg of LSQ’s book tour for the soon to be released (March 19th) Mad Hungry Cravings. Our destination?  The… View Article

Cravings Tour: Dates, Cities and Details

Hi Folks, As I’ve mentioned recently, in just a few short weeks I kick off the tour for my new cookbook, Mad Hungry Cravings. I’ll be traveling around the U.S. to about 15+ city tour where I’ll be doing book signings, cooking classes, in-store demonstrations, talks, fundraisers and more. What I’d love most, especially after… View Article

Spurtlemania + Cravings on QVC at 1PM EST

[picasa username=”MadHungryLSQ” albumname=”SpurtlemaniaQVC”] Hi Folks, I just wanted to write a quick note before I go on QVC with In The Kitchen with David in about a half hour. I made it back successfully back from Florida this morning after a ton of fun in South Beach (more to tell later) and rolled right into… View Article

Behind The Scenes: LSQ’s day in the life

Want more of the behind the scenes day in the life of LSQ? It doesn’t get more minute-by-minute than Martha Stewart Living‘s May issue Mad Hungry column,  “A Day in the life of Lucinda”, that features what goes on behind the scenes at MSLO and includes her go-to recipes of the well-known homemade cappuccino, a… View Article

Then and Now: 2 Lucindas

[picasa username=”madhungrylsq” albumname=”ThenNow2Lucindas”] A few years ago, I was lucky enough to do a story for Martha Stewart Living on Vermont cheesemakers and the awesome cheese they produce. A photographer, his team, and I visited five different farms in only about three or four days all over Vermont; watching cheese be made, shooting cheese, and… View Article

What’s New!

Hi Everyone! Lo, part of the MH crew, snapped the shot above of CQ and I working in my office at Martha. On what you say? The new MHTV beat sheet! CQ and I are writing up what the new show will look like that’ll hopefully be on your TVs come the fall. Beyond developing… View Article
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TODAY Show TV Dinners: Behind The Scenes

[picasa username=”madhungrylsq” albumname=”TODAYShowBehindTheScenes”] You might have seen me on the TODAY show this morning, I was on demoing my January Mad Hungry column in Martha Stewart Living Magazine where I focused on updating the TV dinner (many times my kids dig into food while on the computer so I’ve been calling them the “PC” dinner)…. View Article

Mad Hungry TV day one….

Here are all three boys with me on the set. They join me as their schedules permit when there’s no school, soccer, social life and gallivanting happening. But, Calder (on the right) is actually working on the show right now as a production assistant so any time I can, I grab him to help out… View Article
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Greg’s Eggs

The best breakfast serving idea ever comes from Greg Lofts where two hard boiled eggs come presented in a recycled carton. Salt and pepper have their own little nooks and there are even a couple extra spots for the discarded peels too.
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Confident Cook Recipe Development

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”ConfidentCookSteakDevelopment”] The September issue of Martha Stewart Living is the “home issue”–which is an appropriate place to debut our new cooking column, The Confident Cook because–the ideas come directly from home and the real life meals that spring from daily family cooking. Here is the springboard/inspiration for the focus of our first column,… View Article
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Karaoke

It’s hard to imagine it took me this long in my old-ass life to get to karaoke. I ageed to go but not to sing until I got my first taste and then–a monster was created. Karaoke–where have you been my adult life? While I was busy momming and cooking all this fun was just… View Article
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Mad Hungry Photo Shoot

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”MHGuidepostsPhotoShoot”] The boyz gathered with me today to hang around the kitchen for a photo shoot. It was a total bulls in the china shop situation but we had so much fun as we made sandwiches together for a future Guide Posts story. Oddly enough it was the first time they have gathered… View Article
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Butcher Bakers and Macaroon Makers

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”BestOfParty410″] The last couple weeks, I’ve slowed my blog, FB, twitter posts down a bit in order to step back and evaluate the bigger social media picture. Why (??), what, when, where, and how ??? These are the questions I’ve been thinking about. Surprisingly (to myself) I have a renewed appreciation for these… View Article
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EatDrink and Test Kitchens

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”TestKitchens”] As some folks may know–Thursdays at 4pm EST on Sirius 112 radio channel, Eatdrink is broadcast live. This little radio program was born several years ago for Martha Stewart Living radio channel. Once a week–a guest comes on with me and we basically chat, ramble, eat and drink for an hour. Every… View Article
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