Our Share of the Harvest

We interrupt the rundown of the Friendsgiving menu to bring you November’s What’s Baking? entry.  It’s probably no secret that I love Thanksgiving–most people who enjoy cooking do.  Diets be damned, calorie counters out the window, this is a holiday that is unabashedly all about the food.  We use Thanksgiving as a time of reflection [...]

I have a love-hate relationship with appetizers.  On one hand, they combine some of the best flavors–salted meats, rich cheeses, spices and herbs, seafood and breads.  A good appetizer would be overwhelming as a main course but is just perfect as one bite.  It’s both exciting and challenging to get intensity of flavor and satisfaction [...]

A lot of people are absolutely shocked when I tell them 4 of my best friends have been my best friends since we were about 12 years old; some of the individual connections were even made in kindergarten or first grade.  We have been through Barbies and first cars, boyfriends and college, marriages and new [...]

We bought 30 pounds of apples.  And, we do this every year.  So, you can imagine I have a pretty good stock of apple dessert recipes.  Right?  No.  Not true at all.  In fact, when it comes to apple recipes, I’m a traditionalist; I like the standard recipes for crisps, pies and tarts.  My go-to [...]

The face of the Farmers’ Market is changing as we move into winter–less produce, more crafts and weather-proof foods like breads, jams and honey.  The vendors selling delicious caramels have returned and some vendors I’ve never seen before have shown up selling knitted items. But, there’s still produce left to be had fresh in Maryland.  [...]