So far, my only pregnancy craving is chewy homemade cookies. Which is basically a completely rational regular-person craving, so I'm not...

I made this recipe again for a dinner party last night, and it was better than ever. This time, I made the crust out of gingersnaps (two ...

This is a modified version of a recipe from your Luscious Lemon Desserts book by Lori Longbotham, Mom. It was super tasty even on Day 1; I ...

Here's the family rum cake recipe. I got it from Lily Gaddis in Hawaii. Rum Cake 1 cup chopped nuts (optional) 1 package yellow cake mi...

I was flailing a little on Sunday morning before my piano recital--I have a reputation for serving an excellent dessert buffet after the mus...

Sorry about the hiatus here. Other things got in the way of cooking and picture-taking. Here's a lemon meringue pie I made before the br...

Nobody says "outrageous" any more. Very dated. I may have gone overboard with my dessert buffet at yesterday's recital. After ...

The ex-girlfriend of an old friend of mine used to make chocolate zucchini cakes a lot. She would sit in front of the oven on a stool watchi...

I saw rhubarb at the grocery store last week (nobody I know seems to grow it) and got to thinking about the rhubarb sauce you used to make w...

I mean that it's made with real plums, not dried fruit and suet. This may be Swedish in origin, or my grandmother may have found the rec...

This cake is among the most fun foods I've ever made. It ranks with the peanut butter/raisin/powdered milk logs I made all by myself at ...

We had some friends over Thursday for a pretty simple meal: grilled salmon, ginger-scallion noodles, and steamed sesame broccolini. And bec...

Here's our breakfast fruit from this morning: kiwi, white peach, navel orange. I love this time of year when we're overwhelmed with ...

This weekend I experimented with tarts for a piece I am writing for the Free Times Entertaining section. It's more complicated than wh...

This first picture is Mexican Macaroni, not coconut bars. Last night we had it with chayote, fresh strawberries, and dark chocolate. The nig...

After my piano students perform in a recital I always put on a dessert buffet for them to make up for the trauma--complete with a lace table...

I'm here today simply to pass on a recipe of my favorite kind--three ingredients and no unnecessary fuss. Caramel has been near the top ...

Last night I made: - pork chops marinated in rosemary, vermouth, and vinegar and then grilled - roasted beets with lemon juice and olive oil...

I made dinner last night for the first time in almost a week, and it was pretty bad! I had a bunch of broccoli rabe that I needed to use up...

We planned to take Grandma to our favorite Italian restaurant on Sunday night, but it wasn’t open! The yen for Italian food didn’t go away ...