Violets seem a little magical to me. Just a few days ago I looked around the yard, and there was […]

Here we are, entering the last full week of April. It feels like the month just began with our trip […]

I check the farm stand every few days for signs of spring really being here. Back in the city, broccoli […]

Moving forward is not as easy as one might suspect. Moving forward means leaving something behind. I found out something […]

The transition from winter to spring is quite incredible to watch happen here. It seems we were buried under a […]

Yes, it’s a busy week around here indeed. Kind of funny when you think about it. I leave the country […]

Just a quick check in to say hello. I’ve spent far too much time working this weekend, but it’s all […]

I realize the general consensus regarding Mondays is that they’re an unwelcome event. I prefer to see them as a […]

It’s been a while, I know. Life has been quite busy, and I didn’t mean to stay away for this […]

I take a deep breath when people ask me about the best pizza in New York City. My desk may […]

My mind is a browser with way too many tabs open today. It’s all good stuff. I have an energy, […]

I ate chocolate cake for breakfast two days in a row. I suppose I could call it research and development […]

In Dorie Greenspan’s new bi-monthly column in The Washington Post she said “you’d have to be a card-carrying curmudgeon to […]

Twenty four hours ago I was walking out of Webster Hall. It was my first time ever going to a […]

Last week when I told Isabella I wondered what gingerbread rice crispy treats would taste like, she rolled her eyes […]

The way I see it, we’ve only two more weeks of peak gingerbread season. I was a little sad about […]

You know those days, the ones where you do seemingly nothing, and yet you walk away feeling so fulfilled? That […]

It’s been a while. I wonder how many times I’ve started a post with that sentence. It feels like quite […]

I know, it doesn’t look like much, but believe me that this pie will change your life. At least when […]

It’s officially soup season in upstate New York. Being a year-round soup lover, I celebrate this time of year because […]

Compensation was provided by Safeway, Vons, Randalls and Tom Thumb stores via Mode Media. Growing up in an Italian-American family, […]

I’m not sure where the time goes lately. It feels like I just shared the recipe for my turmeric tea […]

My desk is covered with printouts about reusing cooking oil, turning old cooking oil into biodiesel, maltrodextrin, MSG, and a […]