“Where would we be without salt?” – James Beard

Category Archives: Snack

Shortbread: two ways

Part 2.

I realize that it has been weeks and quite possibly longer  since I’ve posted something savory. ‘Tis the Season! But don’t worry mom, I have been eating my vegetables  – it’s just so fun to talk about sugar.
That changes today. Sort of. There is still sugar in the recipe but there is also an [...]

Garlic Scapes

Garlic Scapes are a thing of beauty.

We haven’t known each other very long but I am already in love. We met last Summer. It was a beautiful day in June – a Tuesday actually. I always anticipated Tuesdays as a heaping box of fresh produce landed on my door step around noon every other week. [...]

Kettle Cooked

It is quite cold here these days. The kind of cold that manages to find its way into your bones so deep inside that the only cure is a long, scalding shower. It is gray too making everything outside a somber, monochromatic tone.

I do enjoy this time of the year with all the excitement of [...]