“Mommy, you know me so well!” That’s what I hear from Top Gun every time I tell him that we are having C

Our homegrown tomatillos have been coming in at a trickle, and finally they started rolling in, so last weeken

I was out having lunch with my friend Michelle a couple months back, and we went to Sweet Basil Café in Hernd

Last year we started growing heirloom Ivory Egg tomatoes using plants we bought at Debaggio’s, our favorite

I can’t believe it’s already Labor Day weekend. The summer seemed to fly by and suddenly September is here

Adapted from Cooking Light Big Book of Salads.

Peaches don’t last long around our house, so unless I hide them I don’t often get a chance to make somethi

Summer at Ticonderoga Farms is a big growing season. In addition to the bamboo and figs, they have a large pic

Potato salad is synonymous with summer and one of our favorite things to eat with grilled meats. Our boys have

Summer is always a busy time of year for us. The kids are out of school but involved in activities, so Chauffe

Our summer garden is going gangbusters this year, and we have some surprise Thai basil volunteers that seeded

Adapted from King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking.

Part of The Kids Cook Monday series.

Part of The Kids Cook Monday series.

Adapted from Cooking Light Way to Cook Grilling.

The caipirinha cocktail, a Brazilian concoction made with cachaça, was one of our favorites from last summer,

We planted our first rhubarb plants five years ago, though it took a couple tries and several dead plants to g

Inspired by Making Artisan Gelato, by Torrance Kopfer.

Adapted from Cooking Light.

Adapted from Southern Biscuits, by Nathalie Dupree.

Last spring we planted an asparagus bed, and it has really taken off. At first we only saw small tips peeping

We’ve been growing chard for a couple years now, and fortunately our chard comes back each spring. The baby

Weekday breakfasts are so rushed. I run around making breakfast and lunches at the same time, trying to get th

Adapted from Cooking Light.

Adapted from Ten, by Sheila Lukins.

Makes one 9-inch pie.

[View the full Chrysalis Winery in Winter gallery.] It was a warm winter. Each time there was snow in the fore

Adapted from The Food of Morocco, by Paula Wolfert.

I spent a couple years working in Saudi Arabia, and when you live in an area so remarkable for such a short am

Two springs ago I planted parsnip seeds in the garden, hoping for a good harvest of parsnips in the autumn, bu

Pasta pie is an occasional treat that our boys always have fun making. I’d never heard of pasta pie until Mi

Last month my parents came for a short visit just before my birthday, and when they pulled up in the driveway

Adapted from Cookies For Kids’ Cancer Best Bake Sale Cookbook, by Gretchen Holt-Witt.

We keep quite a few different kinds of hot sauce in our pantry, and one of my favorites is Cholula, that famil

Whether you are hosting a Super Bowl party or going to one, planning for some nibbles is on the to do list. Ch

Adapted from Yankee Magazine.