I have been stalling here, not sure where to begin or what exactly to write about, and meanwhile, I started cooking professionally again–nothing like throwing myself in the frying pan after a decade hiatus on the line.  Even so, with the weather shifting between winter and spring on any given day, I haven’t quite known [...]

For weeks I’ve been meaning to write a post about these lovely Murcott tangerines, but before I did, we ate what was on the table. In fact, I’ve gone back to the same store 3 or 4 times to buy a bagful, thinking this time I would surely use in a new marmalade, or as [...]

I guess they call it Fat Tuesday for a reason, because we all know if we were to indulge in too many of these fried doughy treats (above)–a carnival favorite– that’s exactly how our day (and likely we) would feel. But don’t let me scare you off with that kind of talk; it’s no time [...]