
I recently moved to a new home and some of you have been asking to see it. While I’m not the sort that likes to put my entire life on the internet, I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite things. I’ve always felt like this site… Read More
Food, Stories, Life

I recently moved to a new home and some of you have been asking to see it. While I’m not the sort that likes to put my entire life on the internet, I thought I’d share with you a few of my favorite things. I’ve always felt like this site… Read More

Last Sunday night I drove across town to a lovely tree-lined street and walked up the steps of a house I had never been to. Inside were about a dozen people I had never met, eating dinner, chatting, drinking wine. They were a book club and had invited me to… Read More

Oh people, I have developed a waffle problem. Scratch that. Nothing associated with waffles should ever be considered a problem—unless it’s a significant lack of waffles. Let’s call what I have a waffles situation. Or perhaps the most accurate description might be a waffle habit. I can’t stop making them…. Read More

I wanted to call this post Waste Not Want Not, but I thought Eating Flowers sounded more appealing. At least, that’s what I’ve been doing these days. We grow a lot of kale in the garden. A lot. This time of year the kale is going to seed. All winter… Read More

Look! I made the toaster pastries from the cover of The Homemade Pantry, and you guys, they are so flaky and delicious. I think that recipe alone might be worth the cover price. These I filled with jam—blueberry and strawberry/rhubarb. But the next batch I make will be Nutella-filled. Those… Read More
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Travel into the mountains and back in time with this memoir of life and tradition in rural Japan. Includes ten homestyle Japanese recipes
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