Category: Winter

If you've read this blog for any length of time, you may have gathered that when it comes to Christmas food, I'm a traditionalist. We've had the same meal for Christmas dinner every year …

One upon a time, long ago, a fair maiden embarked upon a journey across the seas to study arts and letters with great minds of her age. On her journey, she encountered a knight, …

It's crunch time for Thanksgiving. You've probably planned your menu, done your shopping and begun cooking. All I can offer at this point is courage. Liquid courage. Chances are, at some point …

Last week was my birthday, so I baked myself a birthday cake. I do realize how pathetic that sounds, but baking my own birthday cake is actually something I like to do -- I …

As I may have mentioned before, I generally receive a several cookbooks for major gift-giving occasions. This isn’t surprising; after all, I have a known cookbook problem, and I have several cookbooks on my Amazon …

Something funny has been happening this winter -- kale has become a staple in my refrigerator. A week rarely passes when I don't buy a bunch, either from the farmer's market or during a …

Ken and I have been together more than eleven years, and married for almost seven. Although on occasion he still makes my breath quicken and my heart go pitterpat, I think the real boon …