A mini series about losing my beloved dog and getting a new puppy. Willow at 22 weeks Tomorrow will be one year since I lost Hadley and I...

A mini series about losing my beloved dog and getting a new puppy. Part 4: The Land Shark Although I knew that a 9 week old Cavalier puppy w...

A mini series about losing my beloved dog and getting a new puppy. Part 3: The Journey The logistics of getting Willow here nearly broke my ...

A mini series about losing my beloved dog and getting a new puppy. Part 2: The Waiting I had imagined that I would be a much calmer future p...

Hadley Taking a break in my cooking to start a little mini series about losing my beloved dog and getting a new puppy. Mostly for me to get ...

It doesn't have to be Valentine's Day to drink a chocolate cocktail. And you definitely don't need to drink it out of a heart sh...

Do we need a holiday excuse to make a sweet chocolate treat? No, but, also, yes because then we can use all the fun holiday candy to decorat...

If you know me, or if you pay weirdly close attention to my blog (tell me if you do because I love you!) then you know that banana cream is ...

I am a sucker for interesting citrus fruit so, when I see it, I need to try it. That's how I first experienced Meyer lemons, years ago a...

I know I'm not alone in my obsession with Cadbury Crème Eggs, right? While I can resist most Easter candy, these eggs have had a hold on...

For years I would say that carrot cake was not my first choice for dessert. I never ordered it at a restaurant and would be disappointed if ...

Do we need another chocolate chip cookie recipe? Yes, of course we do. Because this one includes some nutty sesame paste both in the batter ...

I decided a while back that I loved soda bread way too much to wait for St. Patrick's Day to make it. Because it has no yeast and requir...

There's so much I love about this drink. The pink grapefruit that I can never resist. The thick sugared rim of the glass. The well balan...

Spring may be just a few weeks away but I'm still bundled up in layers and living that all soup, all the time lifestyle. I actually love...

I take issue with most cupcake sizing. Yes, mini cupcakes or even regular small ones are much better for me but they are not satisfying. The...

One beautiful April day, we drove upstate to meet our puppy and then had lunch at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. Our meal w...

For all the delicious holiday cookies out there, sometimes you just need to make a batch of good vanilla sugar cookies, grab a cute cookie c...

I wonder who the first person was that looked at this hairy, spiny, choking hazard of a fruit and thought it might be good to eat. That if y...

For cold weather comfort food, meat and potatoes usually satisfy all my cravings. The classic baked potato is always welcome but, let's ...

When my European mother came to the U.S. she did her best to understand American holidays and customs. The idea of Thanksgiving appealed to ...

Is it called stuffing or dressing? The answer is that it depends on how it's cooked. It is stuffing if it's cooked inside the bird b...

I know that many of you grew up in places where brisket came off a smoker with meltingly tender meat and that characteristic smoke ring at t...

I'm not even going to pretend I don't love Halloween candy but I also want a grownup treat. Cool weather and fall flavors mean a com...

Is my house in full pumpkin mode all through autumn? Yup, it sure is. Not only do I love decorating with them but it's a full pumpkin-fe...

Happy first day of autumn! It's my favorite season and I wish I could say the weather was autumnal but, if we bake like it is then perha...

Sometimes a single ingredient in my fridge or pantry inspires an entire meal. And that's exactly how this dinner of Mediterranean flavor...

You can eat honey cake to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Or you can eat it just because it's delicious. I vote for doing ...

This is my summer of awesome sandwiches. It started with a new gourmet sandwich place in my neighborhood and now I'm addicted to creatin...

I got my love of scones from my mom, back when they were not nearly as popular. These days they're a staple offering at fancy coffee sho...

Normally when we think about grapes and alcohol, we think wine. But fresh grapes taste completely different than fermented ones and actually...

It's hot and I want ice cream. Sometimes in a dish, sometimes in a waffle cone and sometimes in the form of an easy to grab popsicle. I ...

There's a fairly new gourmet market in my neighborhood and they specialize in beautiful, over-stuffed sandwiches. The menu is long and i...

Frosé became popular a few years ago when lots of restaurants and bars set up machines to turn out these slushy drinks all day. What is it e...

It's the middle of June and, shockingly, these were the first cherries of the season that I bought. Normally I scoop them up the second ...

There's a new French bakery in my neighborhood. In addition to croissants and delicate fruit tarts, they also sell slices of their fresh...

Last week we had our first mini heatwave. It's not usually in the 90's in New York in May but it happened and we all got an unexpect...

I have a hard time resisting anything in a crust, sweet or savory. So, when I'm developing recipes, I frequently ask myself - would this...