Category Archives: Recipes

The other day I mentioned my goal to make quince treats out of the quinces growing in my backyard, and today I devoted many hours and lots of sugar to doing just that. I’m exhausted and the entire kitchen is … Continue reading →

In addition to those yummy chicken dishes from earlier this week, I also made my favorite lentil soup. It’s so easy and simple, not to mention healthy! The recipe’s inspiration came from the back of a lentil bag, and I’ve … Continue reading →

I’m remiss for not taking photos lately, but I’ve been cooking up some delicious cold weather foods. Among other things, on request I made another batch of those delicious double chocolate cookies. This time I used butterscotch chips instead of … Continue reading →

Ohmysweetnothings, these are good cookies! Look at all those delicious crags of nuts and chocolate! I’m meeting up with friends tonight to watch a play that one of them stage managed and we’re having a little potluck picnic beforehand. I … Continue reading →

As a lifelong chocoholic, my go-to cookie recipe should probably be something chocolate-y. However, I just love the warmth and comfort of a good, homemade snickerdoodle. (That’s not to say, of course, that I don’t appreciate a fluffy chocolate chip … Continue reading →

Most of my cooking experiences are successes fortunately; however, even a seasoned cook has failures every now and then. This weekend I found black mission figs at the farmer’s market and wanted to make a blue cheese-fig dish that a … Continue reading →