Food

For me, the change of seasons is marked by the produce that appears at my local markets. The first strawberries whisper, “It’s spring.” Stone fruits—peaches, plums, apricots—announce the arrival of summer. Citrus fruits are my sunshine in the cold of winter. Fall brings new-crop … [Read more...] about A Fall Recipe for You

I approach life as an adventure. What will the next phase in my life look like? What will be its challenges, benefits, difficulties? For me each phase has been a pile of presents under a Christmas tree waiting to reveal its surprises. In some cases, the surprise was the … [Read more...] about Letting Go

Whenever I autograph a copy of my cookbook, SOMETHING WARM FROM THE OVEN, the inscription usually reads “From my kitchen to yours.” Because that’s how I see my recipes—as blown seeds that spread from one kitchen to the next, bearing the fruits of each baker’s labor and bringing … [Read more...] about FROM MY KITCHEN TO YOURS

If you guessed it was a recipe, you guessed right. What’s a holiday season without holiday baked goods? Recently I’ve been inspired to try traditional cookie recipes from other countries, such as Mexican wedding cakes and Swedish Bruncraker cookies. Both delicious! There was just … [Read more...] about MY CHRISTMAS GIFT TO YOU

Thanksgivings in my house when I was growing up, it was a Norman Rockwell scene with eight of us gathered around our table at dinnertime. For our Thanksgiving meal my mom would always buy the biggest turkey she could find, usually a 30-pounder (it’s a miracle it fit in our … [Read more...] about “Who Wants Pie?”