About a year ago, a good friend of ours left a bottle of spiced rum at our house, as a gift. To be honest, neither of us are big cocktail drinkers. And so, the bottle of rum has gathered dust in the cabinet. But then, as part of the Secret Recipe Club challenge for October, I […]
I have never liked pumpkin pie. I know I’m not alone in that. Because of pumpkin pie, I believed until well into my adulthood that I hated all pumpkin things. Thank God I got over that! But seriously, pumpkin pie is not the only way to enjoy your pumpkin this Thanksgiving. And why do pie […]
There is so much to be thankful for! Day 7: Thankful for new friends and birthday parties. Thankful for family visiting from out of town, for cuddles with Caitlin and s’mores around the fire pit. Day 8: Thankful that my brother is home from his adventures in Africa! Day 9: Thankful for the cool weather […]
As you may be aware, my husband and I have radically different food tastes. If he could eat whatever he wanted for the rest of his life, he would be staring down a long succession of barbecues, charcuterie, spicy chicken wings, corned beef and cabbage, anything that goes well with rice (basically all Asian cuisines, […]
I am so excited about Spring, aren’t you? Spring flowers and warm weather and kicking a soccer ball around with my son in our backyard… But sometimes I just have a hard time saying goodbye to Winter. Especially this year, when I basically avoided my kitchen all Winter unless company came over or I had […]
Let’s talk about really easy, elegant appetizers. Appetizers that look like they took a lot of work, but in fact, took you about 5 minutes. Appetizers that are amazing and yummy and full of butter and cheese. Like appetizers should be. Because it’s appetizer season! (Around our house, we readily agree that the only reason […]
So…it’s been a while since I started sharing the process of making a wedding cake with you. A lot has been going on around our house, and I will tell you all about it soon, hopefully amid oodles of Christmas recipes. But for now, let’s get back to a very important job: making a wedding […]
As a vegetarian, I often miss out on foods that other people rave about. Sometimes there is an easy substitution, like a delicious veggie burger. But sometimes, as with pot pies, I more often find that vegetarian versions are disappointing or weird than satisfying and comforting. No doubt, to turn a meaty classic into a […]
A while back, I mentioned that I am growing acorn squash this year! I have a little container vegetable garden on my porch, and almost everything I am growing is thriving. Except, sadly, for my acorn squash. It all started out brilliantly: I had four plants that were green and leafy and growing like gangbusters. […]
I just realized that the Superbowl is only a few days away. Not that I actually care about football. To be honest, I don’t even know which teams are playing! But what I do know is that Superbowl Sunday goes perfectly with a large pot of chili. When I was growing up, my mom always […]
