Fall is officially here and seeing that it is my favorite of all the seasons for a multitude of reasons, a celebration was in order. Celebrating with a cake seemed like the best way to do this, especially when the recipe called for apples.
Growing up in the Northeast allowed me to sample some of the [...]

Continuing with my “I eat my veggies theme”; a trip to the Farmer’s Market mid-week landed me with a few ears of corn and the makings of a good meal. My daughter bunked in for a few days to share in the respite & bounty of my days off. It is a pleasurable experience while [...]

 
I have good news and bad news for you. If you are anything like me you will want to hear the bad news first getting it out of the way quickly, followed by the good news to ease the pain of the former.
So here goes, the bad news first. These cookies are no good warm [...]

Food is a funny thing. Our relationship to it is well, quite telling of our relationship to the world. At least for me it is. Cooking teaches me a lot about myself. Sometimes, that means learning something or seeing something that I don’t really want to see. Sometimes though, if I watch myself from the [...]

Asparagus are in abundance now. I am grateful for this. They are on the top of the vegetable list for me. Not being able to wait till Sunday to sample the asparagus I purchased from the farmers market. I quickly sauteed a few stalks trimmed of their tough ends having cut them into two inch [...]