Let’s continue with cranberries. I can’t resist. I love this time of year when bags of fresh cranbe

  Studded with fresh cranberries this delicious dessert can (and should) be made several hours ahead. Ba

Lying in bed predawn with only the glow of my smart phone to give color to the gloom. Did I suffer from insomn

“What’s that?” Her hands are covered in butter but she’s scratching her nose oblivious and the cabinet

Spicy jalapeño and green chilies mixed with cream cheese and topped with pepper jack, sweet hot peppers, a p

Hot Shots For Halloween You’d think I would have learned by now- a recipe just for the blogs sake never work

A motley crew of hot peppers have been hanging out in my produce drawer for a few weeks now. Top of the to-do

  The tomatoes have finally arrived. After seemingly endless weeks of staring at green tomatoes things ha

    I've been there, in the freezer aisle of the supermarket, eyeing the frozen cheesecakes but figh

    Every Wednesday I go to the farmers' market downtown and buy a half flat of berries- four blue a

Makes four modest sized cocktails

adapted from Brown Eyed Baker's Blueberry Muffin recipe http://www.browneyedbaker.com/2011/05/31/blueberry-muf

  I was going to post this recipe weeks ago, even though the pictures were taken with my phone, because i

Makes 14 muffins

I know. Longest title ever. Long title short story. Grapefruit on sale. Three open bottles of gin in the cabin

  I am terrified of the blank page, the white screen, the empty canvas. Just the thought of trying to wri

  I love my food processor, we have processed a lot of food together. But the top two are easily pastry c

One of my favorite things about cooking is figuring out how to use one ingredient in several dishes. Bake or r

Strawberries are almost in season here. At the very least they are now arriving from California not Mexico. Ba

Kicking it old school today. I've had Pomegranate Molasses on the brain and tongue and an occasional fingerpri

This cocktail isn't pretty. As much as I love Pomegranate Molasses it turns out it does not, as I imagined, im

makes four patties

This is the recipe as written in my Aunt and Uncle's old copy of the Joy of Cooking. The Aunt Janet was my mot

Makes two sandwiches

makes about 48 mini meatballs

I must be getting old, I'm craving greens for St. Patrick's day. Spring greens. Chives from the garden. Waterc

makes about 13 half cup individual ramekins or one large (8½ by 11 )casserole

made in the food processor this savory dough is a simple yet decadently delicious topper to pot pie

I made this sorbet a month or so ago but then the arctic blast came and I thought who wants sorbet during a sn

Eggs scrambled with curry powder, sweet red pepper, and onion. Topped with Harissa and cool avocado.

I have been bad. Not putting up a new prompt, not even finishing my own assignment for last week. Why do I thi

Lightly sweetened and chock full of good for you ingredients. Make your own granola and save calories and $$$

Studded with greens and cheese and made with left-over mashed potatoes. These make a delicious and easy side.

A tequila take on the toddy. And what takes it over the top? Tajin 'not candy' seasoning on the rim-- salt, li

The tiny at home touches take this over the top. Fresh brewed coffee. Homemade whipped cream. Homemade Baileys

One of my many wonderful cousins stopped by yesterday for an early dinner on her way to an organic seed confer