My oven has been going full blast for the past few days, pumping out batch after batch of cookies, with many more still to be baked.  Cookbooks lie spread across the kitchen table, hand written recipes are strewn about, and … Continue reading →

Yeast has been calling screaming out to me for weeks now.  Between the rush of the holidays and the ruthlessness of the flu bug, I just haven’t had the time to rear a yeasted dough through its required stages.  Breads cannot … Continue reading →

Another Halloween has come and gone.  An evening spent with friends, a delicious dinner, and constant yelps of “Trick or Treat” brought delight to my taste buds and joy to my ears.  Not the tradition I so miss from past … Continue reading →

The August farmer’s markets are ripe with the most varied and flavorful tomatoes of the year.  I wait patiently all summer for the peak of the crop to hit the stands.  Never are they as tasty and full of flavor … Continue reading →

Have you ever “misplaced”  something in your own home that you absolutely knew you had laid your eyes on just days before?  It was right there, and then magically, or better yet, mysteriously, it went missing.  You think you are … Continue reading →