Our Share of the Harvest

I know, I know.  I get behind on blogging and all of a sudden weeks have gone by without a post. But, I made these muffins and they WILLED me to put off doing the baby’s laundry, washing bottles, reading papers for work or whatever else it is that occupies most of my (sadly scant) [...]

Since Greg and I got married, my mother has been hosting breakfast on Christmas morning as a way to accommodate our ridiculous holiday schedule that ensures we make appearances at several different houses, eat several different meals and wish a Merry Christmas to nearly every relative either of us has ever had.  Some people complain [...]

I set out to make healthy muffins, really, I did.  I thought I was going to make some sort of power muffin with flax and applesauce and wheat germ and other stuff they sell in the health food aisle at the grocery store–you know, the aisle that is usually brown and green with pictures of [...]

Truth be told, I made this loaf cake for the first time in June solely as a way to showcase some fabulous fresh raspberries I had just picked.  I didn’t care much about the cake itself, I just wanted a partner for the raspberries that would help them shine just as ripe, raw berries without [...]

Fresh cranberries are not locally available in Maryland yet they are always so enticing to me when I see them in the grocery store.  They are so invitingly seasonal, they have the same allure that truly local produce does: they have a uniquely fresh taste and need to be used while in season because they [...]