I was talking with my older sister a few days ago and we were talking about inherent talents...our own and those of people we know and love...

  For the May version of strawberry shortcake we had scones, berries and whipped cream. For June I made a delicious buttermilk cake that is ...

Everything is just growing like crazy, so it seems like a good idea to show a few photos of how things are in the garden now. If you stand o...

I don't remember having fresh apricots when I was growing up. We just ate canned apricots. When I came to California I discovered the jo...

Many, many, many years ago there was a Pillsbury Bake Off winner who won with a cake called Tunnel of Fudge Bundt Cake. When you sliced the ...

Most muffins are OK, but sort of boring. Fortunately there are small things that you can do to make them more interesting, like substituting...

  Some mornings, usually on a Wednesday, Sweetie and I head to the Washoe House for breakfast. It has a long history for the West, having st...

 Every April and May, especially, I struggle to blog about food as much as I do the rest of the year because the garden calls to me. If I...

I love scones year 'round, but spring is really a perfect time to have some baked and ready to serve with berries. For Mother's Day ...

 The little kid that still lives inside me became very excited when I saw this recipe on Dorie Greenspan's Substack newsletter. Cookies ...

  There's a restaurant in Graton...the Willow Wood Market...that makes a delicious chicken pot pie with a pie top that I think is puff p...

I love making quiche for dinner and Sweetie loves eating it. The great thing about quiche is that you can put lots of different things in it...