Every morning I wake up, and promise myself I’ll get to bed early that night. And yet, here I am, […]

It’s the Monday before Thanksgiving, and so the countdown begins. I’m excited for the recipe I’ll be sharing tomorrow for […]

We grew up mostly eating mashed potatoes from a box. I once told that to my friend Carol, and she couldn’t […]

It’s bound to happen, even if you’re a planner. You reach for the brown sugar, and boom—all out. No sweat; […]

I was cooking dinner last Friday when my phone beeped with a message from one of my best friends. It […]

My mind drifted to our old apartment, the one back in Brooklyn, while driving Virginia to school today. Sometimes I […]

I had a lightbulb moment this past summer while vacationing in Cape Cod. A trip to the farmers’ market in […]

I’ve always loved these last two months of the year. People tend to share a kinder side of themselves, perhaps […]

“I wonder if the neighbors think the guy in 720 and I are having some tawdry affair, as we wander […]

A funny thing happened while writing this post. My finger brushed the keyboard, hitting the delete key ever-so-lightly, and voila!—the […]

I suspect pumpkin fatigue may be setting in right about now. That’s what happens when the internets are flooded with […]

“How a cookbook is marked, by handwritten notes or physical evidence that a recipe was prepared over and over, tells […]

Sometimes even my most favorite recipes get lost in the shuffle. It’s a hazard of the job, let’s just say. […]

The day is beginning to wake. The sky a chameleon, slowly morphing from deep navy to soft blue. I love […]

I’ve a confession to make. Not one jar of peach jam has been put up for the season. I have […]

I know what you’re thinking. There’s nothing sexy about beet greens. I mean, getting most people to eat beets alone […]

Yes, I know. Those lobster rolls above have nothing at all to do with ribs, but I’m still dreaming of […]

Once upon a time there was a guy who loved waffles. And he had a daughter who loved pancakes. Every […]

I’ve reached that point in the summer where panic sets in; the realization hit me that I didn’t give my […]

I was in bed, shuffling around to get cozy under the duvet when I realized I forgot to do something […]

Four years. As a friend wrote to me this morning, four years sounds so long, but when you’re living it…feeling […]

I began a post on my Montreal favorites just after my last trip there in April, and it seems to […]

What can I possibly say about sour cherries that hasn’t already been said before? Not much, I’m sure. But, I […]

Funny, how I’ve decided to do Weight Watchers without a scale (yet). The last one I owned broke, and never […]