September is coming to an end and the tomatoes are all ripening up at almost the same time. We have been enjoying tomatoes in our salad, t...

We have a big walnut tree out back and some of the limbs hang over our deck. At this time of year now and again you will hear the walnuts f...

This post is for my Mom who enjoys our travels in the Land of St. Honore'. As usual, it is pure fiction with no relationship to anyone I...

NoHandle, my favorite Guest Blogger recently had a birthday...which I somehow missed remembering...so Happy Birthday NoHandle! In honor of ...

Amazing as it may seem to those of us who know how to bake cupcakes, on the retail market people are willing to pay over $3 per cupcake and...

Fall is my absolute favorite season. There is something about the cooler air, the leaves turning crimson and orange, gold and brown. I love...

No, we're not playing football. We're baking the gorgeous long loaves of Brunkans långa. Gorel from Grain Doe has given the Bread ...

I am a baker, and occasionally lazy but not today. There are times when being in the kitchen for hours, lovingly stirring a pot of pasta sau...

Finally, tomatoes to cook with! When you consider that I start the seeds in February or March, you have to admit that it shows great patien...

Guess I needed a break from blogging and didn't even know it. Even though the camera was in the kitchen I stopped taking photos and a b...

Although some of the plants in the garden this year are from starts I bought at the nursery, most of them are either volunteers from last y...

Doesn't that sound special...a Guest Blog Event? NoHandle, who has blogged here before in a wonderful way is pretty special to me and h...

A true sweet tooth like me will always find a reason to bake something sweet and if it is sticky too, all to the good. A friend brought me s...