Last week I hosted a bridal shower for my daughter Melissa.  I made the decision to have the party at my home for a few reasons.  If Melis...

Last year, when I was drowning in zucchini, I tried making zucchini fritters.  I wasn't overly impressed with them.  I tried my hand a...

Today was one of those lazy days that I just didn't feel like doing anything.  The air was warm and summer like.  A light breeze blew...

As I anxiously await the arrival of fresh local produce, I have to remind myself, it's only April.  The warm weather has lured my brai...

     I don't know why, but when snow is predicted overnight, I have difficulty sleeping.  I wake up frequently and I'm compelle...

So if you are like most people, you are in the midst of holiday mode.  Almost everyone deviates from their usual eating habits this time o...

September is winding down and so is my vegetable garden.  This week we said a sad goodbye to our tomato plants.  Last year our tomatoes last...

Recipe: Mediterranean Pasta  I've written about my crazy tomato plants in previous posts, but they have gotten a bit crazier lately. ...

Sometimes a vegetable just speaks to me.  It tells me what it wants to be.  This corn was so fresh the kernels looked as if they were going ...

Welcome to my garden.  Let me introduce you.  I should really start at the beginning.  Back in April I told Paul that the only thing I want...

Before I start rambling about my tofu, I have to tell you that I started this post a month ago.  I've started several posts, none of whi...

I don't know why it took me so long to discover butternut squash, it just did.  I don't remember my mother ever cooking it when I wa...

My beloved tomato plants took a severe beating in yesterday's storm.  I'm not sure whether it was the wild wind or the deluge of rai...

I've said it before, and I'll say it again.  I like to cook with produce that is in season.  Having said that, I am sad to say that ...

What do you do when you have a bunch of tomatoes that ripen all at once? ... ......And you hear the little gnomes in your herb garden calli...