Living and writing in a circa 1840 New England Farmhouse with three generations of my family
I love the fresh acidity that a mustard vinaigrette adds to a bowl of tender salad greens. Toss steamed new potatoes in that mustardy concoction and you’re not far from the warm potato salad I make that was inspired by Julia Child. Don’t even get Read More
I will readily admit to having a deep fondness for Jacques Pépin. I learned so much from watching him on my television when I was a teenager. I spent a lot of time watching him on PBS, taking notes on scraps of paper and marveling Read More
I don’t remember when I first came across this recipe. I only remember that I was taken by it immediately. The ingredients reminded me of a dish from my childhood in Kansas City where a bubbly dish called cheesy potato bake was often served with Read More
Velouté is one of the five French mother sauces. It is a roux thickened sauce that is extremely versatile. If you have made a homemade gravy thickened with starch of some sort, you have made your own version of a Velouté. Don’t let the fancy Read More
Well, 2022 is officially underway even if I feel like I am still trying to tidy up the final pieces of 2021. It’s a footrace and I am focusing on putting one foot in front of the other as we wrap up last year’s projects Read More
This recipe comes from the humblest of beginnings. It wasn’t a thunderbolt moment when I had an unbelievably delicious idea to try. It wasn’t from reading one of the treasured cookbooks in my collection. No, it was because I was disappointed to open a new Read More
Weather wise, we’ve had an odd week. We had sunny days with warmer than usual temperatures for March. I liked those a lot. We also had days with temperatures that barely made it to the 20s with winds clocking in at more than 50 miles Read More
This recipe was a happy little accident. With the holidays fast approaching and cookie baking time at hand, I started gathering my baking ingredients. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find one: butterscotch baking chips.
When we sit down at our farmhouse table to enjoy a meal featuring Crispy Pulled Pork or Beer and Brown Sugar Braised Pork, I can count on someone to ask if there will be enough pork to make hash for dinner the next evening. I Read More
This is a simple kitchen counter cake, the kind grandma might have made to entice you to stay a bit longer when you stopped by for a visit. She knew the power of a simple Chocolate Buttermilk Cake. I do too.
Bring on the sprinkles, because you’re going to want to stop what you’re doing, head to the kitchen, and bake a pan of these simple and scrumptious Frosted Sugar Cookie Bars. They’re so much easier to make than a batch of individually frosted sugar cookies. Yet they absolutely deliver on that soft, tender frosted sugar cookie taste.
An old fashioned sour cream donut is right up near the top of my list of favorite breakfast items. Bake them up for a simple and delicious treat and top them with chocolate icing and plenty of sprinkles!