Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
It was almost five years ago that I first discovered that I could create completely nut free baked goods in our farmhouse kitchen that had the delicious nutty flavor we were missing due to nut allergies. Our home has been nut free for nearly a Read More
When I was asked to create a recipe to help showcase Castello Cheese to promote their Unlock Your Inner Chef Sweepstakes and the release of the new movie Burnt, I couldn’t wait to head into the farmhouse kitchen and get started. I love blue cheese. Read More
Husk Cherries (Physalis pruinosa) are related to the tomatillo and tomato. They share the same scientific family with tomatoes and the same genus as the tomatillo. The marble shaped fruits are sweet and earthy with a tropical note. Their flavor defies easy explanation. Each bite Read More
Every holiday has its own unique food traditions. Easter has many. Creating brightly colored eggs would be near the top of the list. For a few years, we were unable to participate in this tradition due to a food allergy to eggs. Those egg free Read More
If you’ve been following this blog for very long, you know how much I love pie. I was fortunate to grow up with a Grandmother who loved to bake pie. She loved to serve me and the other members of our family one of her Read More
When fall arrives at our house, baked goods turn to pumpkin in every form from pumpkin pie to pumpkin bars with dark chocolate chips. This recipe leans more toward the old-fashioned end of the spectrum, but the cream cheese filling elevates it to a family Read More
The turkey gets most of the attention on magazine covers dedicated to the Thanksgiving feast, but I’ll take the Thanksgiving dressing over turkey every day of the week. It’s the bite that I look forward to every year.
I first made brioche bread about a dozen years ago. I made it out of necessity. I loved the taste and texture of brioche bread, but didn’t have a local bakery that turned out those lovely golden loaves. I certainly didn’t have a nut free Read More
This recipe started out as a kitchen experiment. Our dear friends had been kind enough to share their apple harvest with us. I found myself standing in the kitchen wondering if I could make something with these fresh apples that was a little different than Read More
Angel food cake was one of the first recipes that I taught myself to bake. I was around twelve years old when I first separated a dozen eggs and followed the recipe in one of my mother’s cookbooks. I marveled at the egg whites as Read More
Every year, we celebrate the arrival of autumn by bringing our favorite fall foods back into the regular rotation on our kitchen menu board. Mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and winter squash begin to dominate the dinner recipes. Pumpkin takes center stage where desserts are concerned. As Read More