I'm putting this up to record it for posterity.  It's a really effective way to tenderize flank steak.  Sc...

I pretty much winged these but they turned out great, so I thought I'd record what I did. Many future variations are possible. These w...

I was really happy with my fruitcake this year, so I thought I'd post what I did. I used this recipe from King Arthur, with several v...

I would be happy to attribute this recipe to its author, but it's a copy of a page in a small long-lost cookbook I had thirty years a...

Neighbors were coming over for a glass of wine and I didn't have a decent appetizer in the house, so I threw together this cheese di...

I make pancakes for me and Max at least one morning a week. Not big fluffy pancakes that you put syrup on — I'm talking thin, eggy, sa...

I keep reading about this idea in magazines--lining a sheet pan with parchment paper and roasting the whole dinner in that pan.  My best var...

I had unripe plums and an Indian dinner planned, so it seemed logical to make plum chutney!  I freely based my recipe on this excellent one ...

No points for originality here, but many for rigorous taste-testing. The Rumarita 6 ounces Cruzan rum 1 1/2 ounces Triple Sec 1 1/...

We've had fun this past year trying new cocktails.  It started with the White Lady, which our family fell in love with.  Here is an arti...

Okay, I have no idea what to call this dish.  I used Joy of Cooking's recipe for Oysters Rockefeller to make some appetizers in muffi...

It's harvest time in South Carolina, and we are enjoying it so much!  The last two weeks at the downtown market there has been a farm st...

When I was pregnant, I finally started eating breakfast regularly, and now I can't imagine missing it. And because I'm now breas...

I made cranberry orange relish today, just like every Thanksgiving. It's the earliest thing I can remember cooking — grinding the orange...

I was nominated to bring bread to a potluck last week, so I contributed two loaves.   The back loaf is my regular whole wheat bread , whic...