Our Share of the Harvest

To make the holiday easier on my aging grandmother, we do potluck for Easter with my family these days (not sure why we don’t ease the tasks for my aging grandfather who still paces across his farm to hide approximately 150 dollar-filled plastic eggs–I guess cooking is more fun than finding 150 hiding spots).  And [...]

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 [...]

When my daughter was about 1 month old, I hosted a dinner party for 3 other couples and their children.  I’m not introducing this post with that to prove I’m some supermom (because if I was, I certainly wouldn’t have been barefoot and make-up-less throughout the whole party, which I was) but because that evening [...]

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 [...]

So now that you’ve made the Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce, you’re ready for the application: these amazing apple crumb bars.  I had pinned and bookmarked a ton of apple recipes in anticipation of having a ton of apples from a day at the U-pick farm.  We had fully planned on taking our 1-month old out [...]