“All that matters is that you jump.”
One of my trapeze instructors whispers this to me as I am ...
Last night my husband Rob and I attended a meeting of the East Lansing City’s Planning Commission ...
Last night my cookbook club got together. We meet once a month, taking turns hosting at our homes. ...
My first foray into a closer relationship with artichokes began as a work assignment. Drive to ...
We sell a lot of locally raised (organic) salmon at our store in Maine, it is reasonable in price ...
We bought our house in Umbria ten years ago this past summer.
A couple of months after the sale was ...
A few weeks ago at the farmers' market I asked for a bunch of beets. The farmer grabbed a beautiful ...
There’s nothing better than hearty soups during the winter months. When I don’t have time for long ...
2/3 cup shortening
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 3/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
1 teaspoon ...
Adapted from the Wine Spectator
2/3 cup sour cream
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup buttermilk (not ...
2 ½ cups pine nuts
1 (7-ounce) tube of almond paste
¾ cup sugar
2 egg whites
½ teaspoon pure ...
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups pecans
1/4 cup bread crumbs
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons ...
Coals should be in a single layer with space between each briquette. To check temperature, ...
Gott's Roadside (formerly Taylor’s Automatic Refresher) in St. Helena has been a Napa Valley ...
Last night One for the Table got a sneak peek into what promises to be Culver City’s newest hot ...
Call out the riot squad! Barricade the streets! Lock up your daughters! The Three Fat Unemployed ...
There used to be wonderful French bistros in my neighborhood in New York City, but one by one they ...
From the Joyofbaking.com
February 14th is named after the patron saint, St. Valentine, and ...
When was the last time you ate something that made time stop and took you back to your ...
Once upon a time, when my future husband and I had just started dating, he called me one Saturday ...
Pudgy, glossy and scarlet red. There they were, bright and fresh, in plastic bags piled one on top ...
In many homes on Easter Sunday, a succulent ham shank, crusted with brown sugar and mustard, is ...
As Easter fast approaches I get excited at the prospect of having a houseful of friends and family ...
When I think of Easter, I think of pies. Not chocolate bunnies, marshmallow peeps, or colorful ...
My youngest son has taken it upon himself to write to the office of the governor of different ...
There's a ridiculously good restaurant on Maui – Lahaina's Star Noodle, which sits up on the ...
We usually go to Chicago once a year to see my husband's family. We rarely get into the city since ...
A few years ago I noticed that a tree was growing in the tiny side area between my house and my ...