Last week I received a box of Christmas gifts from one of my dearest friends in the world. She lives in Austin,Tx. I live in London. We both have children. So I understand that getting to the post office to ship a large box internationally...
Having an Everything Cake in your repertoire is as important as knowing how to bake brownies, which is to say not life-supporting but definitely useful if you enjoy entertaining. ...
Eleven dishes I would like to see served this Sunday and how to execute my dream dinner. ...
Magical little cheese puffballs that grownups and kids will fight over. ...
Making the transition to a "new" life is complicated, but it is also very sweet....
Black bean burgers are not a substitute for big, juicy, all beef burgers but they are a great addition to your cooking repertoire. Especially when you have a vegetarian in the house....
There is a former food blogger I really like who left her food blogging life last summer and switched to a new blogging life where she writes ordinary postings of ordinary things - like where to buy good t-shirts, what to pack for a 6-hour...
A fresh and zesty lemon tea cake is the perfect New Year's resolution....
My friend Julie hates to cook. Historically I have been suspicious of these kinds of people. These "hating to cook" kinds of people. I assumed they were lazy. Or easily confused. Or possibly kidnapped and tied up in a kitchen at some point in their...
2015 Holiday Gift List. This is the list for him. This is the list for her. And this is the list for the little ones they produce. The people who either have everything, claim not to want anything or live so far away you have no...
Homemade cinnamon rolls eluded me until I let them take their rightful place among my memories. ...
It is far from coincidental that at this time of year I would be thinking about my family in Louisiana. Thanksgiving was a huge holiday for us. For years I spent it with my stepmom and her considerable family who can all totally throw down in...