The memory of certain taste sensations linger long past the moment we experience them.  Such is the encounter I had with this tangy ice cream.  Nearly sixteen years ago I stumbled upon this recipe in Gourmet magazine.  I was intrigued … Continue reading →

With the official start of summer still two weeks away, I feel as though I had a head start on the upcoming vacation season with a couple trips I took during the month of May.  Now, I am headed home … Continue reading →

I tend not to toss the word “perfect” around lightly.  In fact, I did a post where I shared my feelings on perfectionism. Yet, there are those times when no other words seems to suffice.  I have tasted and made … Continue reading →

I was betwixt and between, one foot lingering in San Francisco, while the other was inching its way back into my kitchen some 350 miles away.  I attended a conference in the City by the Bay this past week,  and as I sat taking … Continue reading →

How lucky am I?  I have been writing this blog for just over a year and in that time I have had the great fortune of baking for my blog with three of my lovely nieces.  Grace came all the … Continue reading →