summer and autumn, dipped in a little wine and whine :::: Think of these popsicles as a post-holiday detox:

dreamy, creamy, pudding, and pie ::::  My body rejects the simple and necessary act of falling asleep. Of any

Makes 1 quart

the sour and the sweet :::: Sitting in a brain injury conference for work a couple of years ago, I was horrifi

my beautiful seven :::: We have been in our new home now for almost four months. We have multiple skylights th

comfort food in the throes of life :::: Sometimes we need a few words for comfort. Sometimes we just need to l

all's well that end's well in zucchini :::: The flashing arc of light began in my central vision in the aftern

whoo-pie! :::: Whoopie! For the past couple of weeks, Peach anticipated this week with great excitement. It's

ode to one-eyed mary and a great corn salad :::: Our move to Atlanta was successful but trying in travel and i

goodbyes :::: I've taken a short hiatus from the blog, undoubtedly more soon, while mostly riding the internal

black and white food :::: Neurologist and prolific writer Oliver Sacks immortalized the case of the colorblind

fresh mint ice cream: yes, please, even 5 quarts of it. :::: Eat and I first experienced fresh mint ice cream

working motherhood: drowning in chocolate :::: Just after picking up Sky-Girl from her first day in daycare, s

verisimilitude and versatility of food: for three years! :::: It's been three years! On the blog! What better

Although the post describes and shows photos of the use of the whole oranges, as does the TITLE, I'm going to

simple is true, and for Christmas :::: I went through a laborious process of caramel making for my pumpkin pep

ginger hoard :::: I hoard recipes. There, I said it. I tuck each away in my recipe notebook, my computer, ol

lime, oatmeal, and ... beer? :::: One thing is for sure, the United States is known for its love of chocolate

You can easily scale up with this recipe. I have measurements to make 12 cupcakes here.

birthday girl, i'm sorry :::: Peach started kindergarten this fall. And she just turned six this month. On the

time for bed, for some of us :::: A frequent bedtime scenario: my kids, giggling and laughing, making the occa

the growing grub :::: Since my coup with land snails, I tend to my garden a little more diligently than I did

This recipe will make one 9-inch pie. I used a standard 9-inch pie pan, but a deep dish pan would work here to

it's grown on...in me :::: And I'm back! Midst fragmented sleep and trying to delegate domestic activities (an

thank your favorite birthing team :::: In preparation for our big day to welcome Baby Girl into the fold, I no

gluten-free fun and a little bit of alinea ::::  A fairly unremarkable flight across the country, an unexpect

linzer love :::: I've looked at this recipe for many months, loving the smooth, stained glass quality of the j

dreamy recipe :::: I am currently listening to some B-rated vampire movie in the background, tires screeching,

cooperation is the key :::: Now that I've gotten over much of my nausea, my craving for sweets has improved al

happy moon festival! may your moon be bright and your mooncakes glow even brighter! :::: The day is today. Eve

the grubby birthday boy! :::: We had a low-key birthday for the little man on Saturday. He is warming up likin

tall authors and cake: both impressive ::::   The abundance of summer peaches is waning. It makes me a bit wi

Legal crack = easy :::: I started out last weekend on a bad note. Nothing seemed to go right on Friday, and Th

a cherry's greatest wish? a bed of custard, sweet warm custard ::::   Once again, 'tis the season in Cali

the multi-talented mung ::::   Just to get this out in the open from the beginning, I liked this recipe b

time to get naked ::::   I had plans to make a fancy cake this weekend. Or maybe try another recipe for p