It’s just after 5 a.m. as I type these words, still completely dark outside. But my friend Margaret Roach and I…
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spark joy (and my go-to holiday recipes)
When our sons were young, there was no holding off Christmas. Henry, born December 18, absorbed holiday melodies in the…
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Buvette–food to love & a cookbook to win
Summer, thirty-five years ago. I was nineteen — ripe for adventure, ready to be inspired, in love for the first…
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Laurie Colwin — my mentor in the kitchen & on the page
I once bought a black speckled canning pot, two boxes of Ball jars, and twelve pounds of dusky Italian plums…
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Celebrating Valentine’s Day (stories, music, & two irresistible cookie recipes)
“And, in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” ~ Paul McCartney Hearts: When…
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A glorious granola recipe (plenty to give & some for you, too)
My grandmother Kenison crocheted afghans and made the world’s best doughnuts, two skills I still wish I’d learned from her…
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