I’ve been thinking a lot about family meals this week, and how that will look for everyone in whatever our […]

To my friends celebrating Easter this weekend, I really did have best intentions of writing about favorite recipes from the […]

I began my bread baking journey over 10 years ago, but it’s really the last 5 years that’ve taught me […]

One week down, and who knows how many more to go. I had a moment last night where I forgot […]

One week ago I woke up wrapped in layers of sheets and the comforter on Matthew’s bed. It was his […]

Michael is on my mind more and more these days. This Friday he should be turning 60. But he is […]

I’m not one for resolutions. Never have been. I tend to look at every moment of the day as a […]

The only thing Michael loved more than Thanksgiving dinner were Thanksgiving leftovers. Yes, I too, now have that scene from […]

There are some meals you don’t want to mess around with, and Thanksgiving is one of them. I get that […]

Growing up, my aunt hosted Thanksgiving at her apartment in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn. This was long before it was playground […]

While it’s true Thanksgiving occurs a little later this year because of how the last Thursday in November falls, I […]

Three years ago at this time I was plotting and planning our trip to Europe. Those three weeks feel like […]

I sat in services feeling empty and lonely amidst a room full of people, my own person now gone more […]

A colleague shared a podcast episode about recipe writing which has been turning over in my mind since reading the […]

Every first is a last. Conversely, every last is a precursor to a first, proving life is a series of […]

I sometimes wonder if reading this blog is like listening to the old uncle who rolls out the same stories […]

I woke with a feeling this morning of being home. It’s been 15 years of waking up in this bed […]

My mind is stuck in the clouds today, staring out the sliding doors overlooking Cape Cod Bay. I watched Virginia […]

Back to school. How is that even possible when it feels like school just ended? Thankfully, my girls have a […]

I keep waiting for someone to invent a day to squish between Saturday and Sunday. Until that happens, I know […]

Given the choice between chocolate and vanilla, vanilla always win my heart. Maybe it’s having binged on chocolate during my […]

I remember my first bite of panzanella. We were sitting on the terrace of Adrian’s in North Truro, watching the […]

Back on a cold, wintery, February day, I decided to cozy up with some cookbooks sitting on my living room […]

Count Basie and April in Paris fans might be smiling at the title of this post. I was in the […]