Sweetie asked for a creamy pie for Father's Day, which is kind of funny considering all the fruit we have in the house...cherries, both ...

I've made Irish soda bread often, usually using the recipe given to me by Aunt May, a woman fully Irish and a great baker. The version o...

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...