I just love this time of year. Even on day like today where the rain won't stop, I just can't wipe a silly grin off my face. The lea...

Up at 8am on a Sunday gave me the chance to mess around in the kitchen before people started waking up and if there is any chance that I mig...

Do you know how much corn is in a bushel of corn? I had an idea that it was a lot. If it's a measure of unit used by a farmer, it's ...

When my mom came back to the U.S. for the summer, she was dying to get back in the kitchen and we were both feeling pretty ambitious. We had...

Good grief do I have a doozy of a recipe to share! And it all started with a wedding. Oh no, not me! But one of Kris's close friends is ...

Vive la France! Pastis - like the old French men like it! the farmer claimed these were a red pepper/ tomato hybrid either way, these were p...

In this season of birthdays, my brother was next. His birthday seems to lose some of its sparkle due to the inconvenient time of year; in Fr...

It has been hot hot HOT in Virginia. Days have been reaching the triple digits and my office just lost air conditioning- so there is clearly...

I've wanted a kitchen garden or at least an herb garden for as long as I've been cooking. And it just hasn't happened yet. I hav...

Hey! It's been ages! How have you been? Me? Yeah, I know, I've been out of touch for a while. But you know how it is - life - it go...