I am obsessed right now with strawberries, even though they are not even in peak season yet. I love anything "

I've had this idea floating around in my head in which a juicy filet mignon gets topped with a special butter

Today is National Strawberry Day. Since we haven't scheduled any showings of the house for today, I thought I

Yesterday Michael went to visit family and I stayed home for a little quiet time. I planned an afternoon jam-m

If you are like us, you enjoyed homemade corned beef hash and eggs for breakfast this morning. If not, it's yo

This year for St. Patrick's Day dessert I used Young's Double Chocolate Stout to make a delicious snack cake w

You might have noticed a lull in the action around here. In addition to having had a death in the family, we a

Food inspires me. I always find cooking inspiration in the strangest places. Yesterday's inspiration came fro

I've never eaten Bluepoint oysters from the Chesapeake Bay. I spotted them at the seafood counter this mornin

Monday was National Banana Bread Day, which I observed by making a loaf of banana bread. The problem was, I ha

The Nutella craze is waning. Like most food fads, I am late to get on board this one too. Nutella and I actual

In high school, when I was dating my first husband, we went to the drive-in movie twice a week. If you don't k

Don't you just hate when you slave all day on a special dish and your spouse comes downstairs to report smelli

You remember JoJo potatoes, right? Thick sliced potato wedges, seasoned, dredged in flour and deep-fried. Yeah

This week's box of winter vegetables from the CSA included collard greens and rainbow chard. I grew up eating

I thought my chicken-friend Kelly was crazy when she said she was going to start raising bees. I always imagin

Please excuse our absence. We have been sick. First Michael, then me. I hate being sick. I hate being in bed a

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go and doesn't suit me. And I shall sp

I am not sure I can really recommend this recipe unless, like me, you love to occasionally blow the top of y

When I heard about the #MadeWithChobani project I was all in! "We're challenging a handful of great food blog

Yesterday I posted my answer to leftover white turkey meat with a recipe for Turkey Tetrazzini Gone Wild. Tod

It was only an eight pound locally raised organic turkey, but Michael and I ate it roasted for Christmas dinne

Today marks first day of Hanukkah. By best friend Susan is Jewish and I like to mess with her when it comes to

I had four red beets in my CSA winter vegetable box this week. My friend Kelly recommended a salad with beets,

As promised, I am sharing the cookie recipe I chose for using the candied orange peel that I strained out of m

The inspiration for the this version of orange chicken came from an unlikely source. Breakfast. I love toast i

If you don't have buttermilk just make your own! Pour one teaspoon lemon juice into the half-and-half and let

I am obsessing over a cookbook I just bought at Whole Foods. Fish, 54 Seafood Feasts by Cree LeFavour is a tre

We are still getting eggplant from our summer garden in November. I suspect this will be our last harvest for

On Saturday Tucker and I went to the coffee shop to get a latte and our favorite oatmeal cookie, but they we

A butternut squash in the pantry, and a loaf of my favorite artisan bread inspired this recipe. A local bakery

Dungeness crab season is underway on the Pacific coast, inspiring me to get in the kitchen and cook. The resu

There is a bit of a benefit to being an early riser married to a late sleeper. And that benefit is breakfast.

We probably all remember the tuna noodle casserole our mothers made which featured a can of cream of mushroom

You know those garlic sticks that they talk you into ordering at the pizzeria? You know, the ones you fill up

Carmen and Sonny were my first husband's aunt and uncle. Carmen passed away in 2004 and Sonny just three weeks