Somedays, you need to have a party. And while there’s nothing wrong with using everyday recipes for your party foods, I always find parties to be a time when those around me will allow me lots of room for experimentation. So when it was time to gather the family to celebrate my return from the […]
Creamy Spring Clam Chowder Better with Bacon
We’ve had a few days of warm spring here now, the eat lunch in the garden, wear short sleeves, admire the crocuses type of day. But mornings like this, when any sunlight that makes it through the windows is filtered through gray clouds that let loose an almost silent drizzle, and the corners of the […]
Triumvirate Bars (Crumbly Vanilla, Chewy Caramel, and Smooth Chocolate)
Time spent in the kitchen tends to leave me happily tired and de-stressed, with an elaborate product on the counter – that is, until I realize that the by products of the cooking include grease and chocolate smears on cutting boards, spatulas floating in the dirty sink water, and a stack of pots and […]
Best Ever Brownies For Abigail
What is the secret to fudgy brownies? From scratch? by late night guest blogger Chef Betharoni This, my dear readers, is where the secret lies: And this is the secret, kept by my mother since 1978, when, as a penniless student, she managed to stretch her pockets enough to purchase the small reunion cookbook. […]