While James and I were up visiting his family in Western New York, we took advantage of one snowy afternoon to go snowshoeing. Not minding the rapidly falling snow or the fact that soon…
It’s not every day that you find yourself smack dab in the middle of a winter wonderland. Today James and I took a snowy drive through some of my favorite roads around his hometown.…
Morning coffee lately includes a shaving or three of nutmeg and steamed milk. There’s no special recipe or step-by-step, but I thought you might like to know. And, of course, I’m curious: What fancy…
We celebrated a birthday brunch on Sunday for my James and my mama. There were sweet buckwheat pancakes and a savory chard tart and just the right amount of coffee and cupcakes to finish…
Tip #37: Keep perspective. I’ll be the first one to admit that the events of the past few days have brought a slightly different meaning to the term survival tip. When you’re busy filling your…
My hometown has a way of making you miss her in the fall months. Over the weekend, James and I were back home for the wedding of one of my oldest friends. We shuffled down…
It’s the time of year for mulling spices. If you don’t have them in your cupboard today, you might decide to get them there tomorrow. Cinnamon and cardamom, dried orange peel and allspice, star…
Yesterday was one of those blustery days that requires a little more than the usual sweatshirt to feel cozy. Mid-morning, we turned on the oven to bake apples and to keep the chill out.…
there is a chill in the air but there are still so many tomatoes and you can’t let tomatoes go to waste and so you make sauce. you do not take the skins off,…
Fall comes quietly to the city. You have to be a keen observer of things to catch its beginnings. In the country the season makes a more obvious splash. Here, the tops of trees…