Leave Dinner to Lettie

12/25/2024

Our Christmas Eve dinner was just terrible, I hope yours was better! 🤣 just kidding. I dream of this meal all year long. Merry Christmas!!



- Smoked prime rib roast
- Melting potatoes
- Hasselback butternut squash gratin

11/28/2024

Woke up to a surprising winter wonderland! All tuckered out after a day in the kitchen and playing in the snow. Happy thanksgiving!

11/12/2024

Almost heaven, sometimes a weekend away with one of your best, laughing and making poorly thought out decisions is just what your body and soul needs!!

11/06/2024

I’ve been craving spaghetti and meatballs. I think my body is asking for a little comfort right now!

10/24/2024

Thank you to everyone that made my birthday a special day today. Ending the day wrapped in a blanket on my deck enjoying the fall colors.

09/18/2024

This past weekend I had the pleasure of cooking a wedding feast for one of the nicest couples I’ve ever met, to celebrate their big day. Congratulations!

Menu
- white bean and crispy prosciutto crostini with fresh figs and basil
- caramelized onion and smoked salmon tarts with parsley cream and capers
- Parmesan polenta toasts with wild mushrooms and Gorgonzola (not pictured)
- whipped ricotta salad with greens, roasted tomatoes, corn, pumpkin seeds, and shaved Parmesan
- crab cakes with old bay aioli
- beef tenderloin roast with three onion steak sauce
- black pepper and garlic asparagus
- roasted sweet potatoes with miso tahini butter

08/25/2024

Disney transformed Autumn into a princess for a day. It was such a wonderful experience. She absolutely loved it!

08/24/2024

We’re the kind of exhausted you can only be after running around for a week. A lot of great memories were made. Here are just a few.

06/18/2024

The overlooked radish. One of the first things out of your garden and often forgotten about. But there are so many great ways to use them!

Here I pickled them and served them with miso marinated scallops that were seared in bacon fat and ponzu charred bok choy.

04/17/2024

So proud of our budding artist! Only 22 kids from her school had a piece selected for the areas spring art show and she was one of them. I’m sure this will be the first of many art shows for this creative little kid!

Hudson said, “Autumn, it’s so beautiful!” 😅

03/23/2024

My husband said he was going to build me a greenhouse and this is the result. Now I’m feeling pressure to fill this huge space!

03/12/2024

We haven’t quite finished the rest of my new office yet, but this has become my favorite spot in the house. To bad I never have time to sit and enjoy it!

02/14/2024

Happy Valentine’s Day! We had fun celebrating as a family this weekend at ClimbZone.

02/09/2024

In case you missed it, here I am making a dish with delicious Maryland produce!

Monocay Hops, the new old hop, and, old family recipe from Chef Lavallee.

02/06/2024

Tonight is the night. Tune into Maryland Public Television at 7pm to watch me make an easy summer recipe inspired by my grandmother!

01/25/2024

Had the privilege of cooking some beautiful wild duck this past weekend for a birthday celebration. The duck was delicious if I do say so myself! I appreciate the beautiful protein the client provided.

Menu
- Deconstructed cream of crab soup with old bay beer bread
- Sous vide wild duck breast with blackberry red wine sauce, wild mushroom risotto, and charred broccolini
- Carmel apple bread pudding with bourbon caramel sauce

01/20/2024

My big TV debut on Maryland Farm and Harvest will be happening on MPT Tuesday Feb 6th at 7pm. Can’t wait!

01/09/2024

I had the pleasure of cooking a 5 course birthday dinner in the client’s brand new kitchen. I’m not jealous of it at all!

Menu
- Miso bacon seared scallops with ponzu marinated zucchini and pickled radish
- Lemon risotto with crispy mushrooms and caramelized fennel
- Lobster fritters on saffron cream
- Brown butter melting potatoes and charred broccolini
- Smoked salt cowboy ribeyes for the table
- Riesling baked pears with lavender creme anglaise and praline pecans