It's been a while since I last posted, so you get a two-fer. We have a recipe for a galette and one for hand pies with a tender, buttery...

We have gotten to berry and stone fruit time. A great thing to have on hand to go with those fruits is a single layer, moist, easy cake. Add...

Memorial Day Weekend is a great time for visiting family and for events. Sweetie and I spent some time in Phoenix at the wedding of Landon a...

I've heard about the Dry Creek Peach stand for years, but it's up by Geyserville and I don't travel to that part of the county ...

This has been an interesting fortnight (fourteen nights) for the Sebastopol Lachmans. We celebrate today, Mother's Day, that I'm fin...

I discovered Substack newsletters about a year ago and found some interesting reads. One of the authors is Zoe Francois of Zoe Bakes. She is...

One of our favorite Christmas day treats is a Raspberry Almond Kringle pastry. I usually make the pastry part the night before and then add ...

 I don't know about you, but my family eats a lot of chicken. Sweetie likes boneless, skinless chicken thighs. I'm a fan of a whole ...

One of the posts that are most often accessed on this blog is the one for Spinach Rice Casserole, a wonderful recipe from the Moosewood Cook...

 Doing egg dying the old fashioned way with boiling water, vinegar and food coloring, I made these yesterday. A few went to a friend, Paula...

We had a lovely spring day yesterday. It wasn't chilly but by lunch time I wanted soup, so I made a nice veggie soup. This isn't a v...

You can tell that spring has come because I'm not posting as often. As usual the garden calls, with lots of weeds to pull and pots to ge...