Just as I was pulling a batch of granola out of the oven today, I received an email from the winner of my giveaway over at Menu for Hope. What good timing. This is the 3rd time I have made granola this week. Last weekend alone, I made 5 pounds for the Bakesale for Haiti project, [...]

Tis the season for giving, sharing, feasting, and making cookies–in fact, whole trays of them in cut-out shapes with glittery sugar, and drizzled frosting decorations galore as my daughter did this past week to give to family and friends. Like a wild storm that rumbles through on its way out of town, she entered the [...]

I’m finally getting around to writing up the recipe for my apple butter talked about in a recent post. If you happen to have my new book, there is a variation of this recipe in there, made with both pears and apples, honey, and left a little chunkier (pictured). This is for the rest of [...]