I had an idea this morning. I looked up recipes for chocolate chip pancakes and lemon pancakes and made up this combination of the two. Laws...

Dad and I collaborated on my birthday dinner last night. We had Crab Louis, Stromboli Bread, Golden Mushroom Soup, and two cute little dess...

One of the best things about Christmas is getting new cookbooks: I received a check from Bob and with it I bought The Book of Latin America...

Yes, there were many jokes about our goose being cooked. For Christmas I was going to roast a duck -- the perfect two-person holiday meal, w...

Those tiny yellow limes you grew are so intense, Mom -- they're wonderful, but more acidic than regular limes. Today I used some of them...

I love to make food gifts for Christmas. This year I made marmalade, lemon curd , chocolate chip cookies, fudge, and sour cream cupcakes wi...

I remember you making chard pie when I was younger, Mom, and I got to thinking about it this week when I bought some tender, lovely Swiss ch...

We went to the Tucson Tamale Festival today and bought two and a half dozen tamales from various booths, all family operations. The best pa...

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...

Yeah, I know, this isn't a picture of risotto--which isn't very photogenic--but rather a tableau of the way watermelon is eaten in ...

I guess this green chile was good, because after I ate a bowl of it last night I fell asleep on the floor next to the dog. None of the recip...

Our trip to Hillsboro became an adventure. It rained hard after turning north from the Hatch cutoff, in fact so hard that we stopped at the...

We went out for Italian pizza lunches at the two best places near here with Mary Ellen, and had a variety of 12-inch pizzas ranging from Mar...

It's so hot here we finally got Emily a summer haircut. She loves it. And because of the heat we've been eating lots of salads. ...

Clockwise from upper left: tomatoes from Jason and Laura's garden, homemade tartar sauce (mayonnaise, lime juice, pickle relish, and New...