A friend brought me this loaf after I had Cleo, over a year ago now, and I still think about it. She was very much a fast food girl in a season of taking[...]

Our "vegetarian dinners" have a history of coming with some grilled chicken or sausage on the side. Hugh believes it keeps him full and the kids like it too[...]

There have been no resolutions made in writing yet. I'm pretty used to things happening belated around here and hoping Hugh and I will get to our New Year[...]

Here we go, friends. We're towards the end of the parties and big meals and peppermint chocolate goodies and traffic to and from the mall and whipping cream[...]

Sissy girl, Years ago, I posted a letter to your brother here, as this place is my memory book of sorts. It was just a few weeks before he came and I had no[...]

I decided this was the year I would do all my Christmas shopping in November so that I could enjoy December and all the hustle bustle that it brings without[...]

Your day may be filled with potatoes and pecans and cranberries but dinner tonight may not have crossed your mind. And maybe this is not just a Thanksgiving[...]

I had a rough time the first two years of college. It was up and down and there were certainly parts I really liked, but I remember crying in my car asking[...]

These are not necessarily the direction I see this site going but there is a time and place for everything and sometimes that's an excellent brownie. I was[...]

The temperature, the air, the light. It seemed to literally happen overnight in Southern California. That very day I made a metallic tasting pumpkin loaf and[...]

I have an overflowing clipboard of recipes I've ripped out from magazines. You read that correctly, clipboard, probably not the right tool for the task but I[...]

We all come to the kitchen with a different level of experience. Maybe you grew up around the stove with your mom or you've taught yourself through trial and[...]

Well that didn't turn out how I thought it would. I was so excited yesterday - grateful that at one point in history women weren't considered important or[...]

We roast a lot of vegetables in the cooler months. Everything dumped onto one large sheet pan, almost any number of spice combinations, and then you just[...]

I am behind in tax prep so the text will be terse today. All I have on my mind is sheer amazement at how much of our income goes towards food. And Amazon.[...]