I love greens. All kinds of greens. I crave greens. Perhaps that means that I am deficient in some sort of vitamin. Last week I had a...

I got two chickens from Costco. The birds are big. Like a small turkey. I cooked one - to make stock for the Chicken and Dumplings. We...

Yes, I had an Aunt named Fruzie. It was her real, full name. Fruzie was Southern to the last bone in her body. A sturdy little woman who...

After two days of recovery from two weeks of non stop work, I finally had the energy to tackle one of my baking challenges. Brioche....

The last two weeks have been crazy busy. Trying to finish an RFP that was so complex my eyes were crossed. So I decided mid week to make...

For Mother's Day, I received a five-pound pork shoulder. Thank you, Katie. I've made a lot of carnitas, pineapple pork, shredded pork...

I know a lot of people who have very lovely stuff. Crystal, china, silver, linens. The stuff they've purchased or received as gifts. The...

I love a good nibble with a drink. A cheese plate is lovely. Anchovies on a rice cracker are even better. A deviled egg? Yes, please. But...

Cinqo de Mayo arrived with a whisper. No big event down at the waterfront. Restaurants closed. We could have just said, "Let's take a...

I think the count is up to four. Yes, four banana breads in as many weeks. They were all delicious. But, that big loaf is a terrible...

Big win on the croissants last week and then I needed to take some time to process. I cooked. And ate. And drank a bit. Cried. I made a...

I know. The baking. I said, "No more baking" about a week ago. I lied. My friend Mel texted me about participating in a Zoom baking...

I live in a townhouse. My garden is the size of a postage stamp. We have two planters - one for herbs and the other for something pretty...

Everyone is talking about the darling video of Stanley Tucci making a Negroni for his wife, Felicity. I am easily influenced so of...

This week I have time. No deadlines. No big meetings. So, time to do something for someone else. I took inventory of supplies and decided...

Until recently, I never cooked scallops at home. I always considered scallops a dish that I would eat in a restaurant. Then I was...

It must be a conspiracy. All my favorite food blogs and food writers are making interesting dishes and creating fun videos that I can't...

Before the pandemic, pizza was a Friday night thing. Cocktails and pizza. Glorious toppings. Pizza dough from Zupans. It's a new reality....

I've never baked so much in my life as I have in the past month. The consumption of flour, butter, buttermilk, and eggs is beyond belief....

Every week I find bits of leftovers that need a new life. I have noticed that I'm more interested in using what I have and try to create...