The women on my dad's side of the family make Christmas candy every year. My aunts and cousins set up little candy-making factories ...

Our CSA box this week included: Kale, lots of lettuce, chard, radishes, sugar snap peas, and turnips Tuesday's dinner Weekly Me...

Last spring I came across the most beautiful cake . It was my dream cake. Simple and unfussy. Adorned with flowers. Plain and sweet. I kne...

My father-in-law David's specialty at family get-togethers is pizza bread. I was hanging around the kitchen this weekend when he was mak...

Last week I overheard Harley, one of my coworkers, telling some people about his lunch--sweet potato soup. He started giving the recipe and...

Would you believe I had never eaten apple cake until last year? Apple pie ? I've made plenty of them. Apple dumplings? They're li...

Finger Pickin' Farms' CSA contents this week: Top row: Sun gold cherry tomatoes, wax beans, onions, carrots Bottom row: Beets, re...

I'm absolutely loving The Beatles song  Honey Pie  these days. As in, I'm afraid I might wear out that song on the record. I just ...

I've been stalking farmers' markets. There are nearby ones on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. That's a lot of local food to b...

Lemon Yogurt Cake seemed to be just the thing to bake last week. Gray days and flurries make it seem like spring isn't just around the...

Caramel apple from the farm Last weekend when we visited the pumpkin farm, we also picked up a peck of apples. I'm so happy to have a...

I mentioned before that we've got loads of sorrel growing in our garden, thanks to my friend Kristie. She's a long-time friend, one ...

K and I went to an orientation a couple of weeks after moving to Yamagata, Japan . The best part of that orientation was the cooking seminar...

Sometimes you just can't beat the classics. Vanilla ice cream with hot fudge sauce is always a winner in my book. It's creamy, smoot...

If you only make one frozen concoction this summer, make it this. This cool, sweet peach sorbet will cure your ills and leave you refreshed ...

The Kentucky summer keeps trying to beat me. It brings the 90 degree weather and the super-humidity and thinks it will knock me down. The su...