Binge, bender, jag - I get on these kicks, these I-can't-stop-obsessing-on-this-thing kicks. For instance, we ate this salad once a ...

I never forgot about the cake I promised back in September . And here we are in mid-December, with days until Christmas and I'm no...

I'm sort of sorry I'm bring you these Baked Oatmeal Donuts on a Monday. Sort of. I'm also not sorry for finding another wa...

Let's pretend that Thanksgiving isn't a week away and that we've made menu plans and picked up a turkey. Forget all that. Le...

Sometimes I don't want to write headnotes. I want to skip any superfluous wording and head right to the recipe. This is one of thos...

Honest mom moment here: Last weekend I let my daughter have a popsicle for breakfast. Actually she had two - because after she devoure...

"Keep it simple" is probably the best cooking advice to remember this time of year. Fresh peas, tart cherries, tender spring ...

Oh, Shirley! You classy lady, you've been with me since I was a little girl. A Shirley Temple is the first drink I ever ordered at a ...

This post is full of confessions: 1. I like to smoke things  2. I'm kind of lazy  3. I'm self-conscious of my non-Sout...

Cookies are like the poor middle child of the dessert world; Not nearly as elegant and grand as a layer cake, or cute and charming l...

The battle of my pantry has begun! So far I've actually managed to add things to my freezer (whole wheat panc akes and these burger...

Dear Lovely Neighbor:    So sorry for the other night when my husband had a five-ton truck stuck in your driveway. Thank you for parki...

Confession #1: I'm trying to quit eating refined sugar.  Confession #2: It isn't going very well. Mostly, I don't think wine...

It is officially baking season! Yes, I believe there is a season for butter and sugar. Strawberries and tomatoes get their season in the ...

Ubiquitous is a one of my favorite words, I like the way it puckers my lips to say it. But I had to look up the definition before startin...

I'm having a fit of wants this week and wishing for inspirations and talent to miraculously be mine.  I know that strength com...

Let's agree on two things: if it is not fried dough, call it a donut, not a doughnut and this motherhood thing is not for the f...

Keep it simple. That's what spring and summer cooking is for. Little ripe berries don't need a lot of fuss, so I won't muck...

This fall I signed up for the Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap organized by the lovely Lindsay of Love and Olive Oil and Julie of The Li...

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas at our house. The lights are hung, the tree is decorated, and my Christmas gift crafting is w...