The last 8 weeks have been an exploration. I'm amazed how much we really can learn about ourselves if we […]

People often ask how I create recipes. I take baking and cooking very seriously as an art form. For years […]

These potatoes remind me of my heart these days, except the damage done was deliberate and enhances the flavor. The […]

There was a period when my favorite lunch was a corn muffin and chicken soup. It was my senior year […]

Are you curious about cooking with Jerusalem artichokes? I was too last week. Maintaining two blogs, websites, whatever you want […]

As the sun's rays streamed into the living this morning, Virginia curled up in my lap. I secretly hoped it […]

This article irked me recently. Perhaps it was my defense system kicking in. After all, my livelihood is creating recipes. […]

If I lured you in with the expectations of a silver bullet to blast away your kids' so called fussy […]

Foodie, but not a food snob. That’s the description below Aggie’s name on her twitter profile. The words have been […]

  On any given week, there’s a slew of cookbooks and box of gadgets outside our front stoop for people […]

Peaches…in the dead of winter, you’re wondering, right? It’s one of the benefits of hoarding them last summer. I ran […]

I’m a perfectionist, and while I know there’s really no such thing as perfect, it’s the drive that propels me […]

I had lunch with a friend yesterday and talk led to the book. You know the cookbook I'd like to […]

I kind of dove head first into something as 2011 ushered in. I alluded to it here and there. I […]

This semolina soda bread is a great gateway recipe for anyone curious about baking homemade bread. Unlike yeasted recipes, the […]

I woke up yesterday to the harsh reality of January. Time to set the alarm. Time to start packing school […]

I pulled the curtains back after waking the girls last week, and happened upon this sight through their bedroom window. […]

I went against my better judgement last week. When the singed mufffins came from the oven, I berated myself with […]

At this point if you haven’t baked a cookie, you might be feeling like all hope is lost for a […]

About a decade or so ago I remember spying a tin in between cookie baking breaks at auntie’s house. This […]

Apparently I blinked and a whole week flew by. At least that's how it feels. This time last Thursday, I […]

I love winter. Having grown up in NYC, I don’t fear these frigid temperatures. I just wish they would stay […]

I was supposed to serve these cinnamon buns at my holiday party this weekend. Then realizing that this would be […]

I'm cheating a little here, and those of you who were hanging around this neck of the woods last year, […]