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Are we good? Menus planned, tablescapes envisioned, family baggage in storage. Just in case, I’m taking this online classto ready the table and reminded of these easy foodstuff ideas…

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Are you excited as I am for Thanksgiving or are you starting to dread it? Maybe that depends on your role.

Will you be a guest, a potluck participant, or the sole cook this Thanksgiving? They all require effort, just in different ways. As guests, we’re still on the hook for … Read More

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My experience at farmers markets goes something like this: buy more than I’ll ever eat, schlepp my bags with cart-envy, and get lessons from strangers. It’s the same for me at any market, in any town. I’m just happy to be among the food and the food people.

Squash blossom quesadilla … Read More

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Clearly on a bender to create my favorite restaurant recipes (look down to the recipe below using your best Brady Bunch bow). I offer you an concoction from the duh why didn’t I think of that file. First a lesson in peas, even though we’re ending the fall pea … Read More

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Risotto takes time. Not arduous time like, for instance, childbirth. Time, like the mediation portion of your yoga class, time.

Sizzle arborio rice in olive oil and then let the liquid incorporating dance begin. You could do this in your sleep or while striking a tree pose.