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 [...]

So, you must be wondering what happened to my blood orange marmalade? Well, it’s made, tastes delicious, and with its deep, ruby-orange color looks very pretty in the glass jars now tucked away on my shelf for future giving and eating. Gleaming, fruit packed jars on my shelf always make me happy. I love being [...]

When life feels difficult or strained there are 2 things I like to do–go for a walk, and make jam. I’m not so sure why, but both things bring me back to my center, cultivate a connection to my childhood, to the earth, and the sea, and to what feels important. Now that I live [...]