Ann

I did the weirdest thing this year. As we were carving pumpkins, I saved the pieces we cut out of the pumpkins, chopped off the outer skin, put them in…

To me, this isn’t really a recipe. I have been fascinated with twice baked potatoes since I started cooking I think, so it’s just second nature to me to take…

Carabaccia … doesn’t that word just sound romantic? Carabaccia is very much like French Onion Soup; it has that same beefy onion broth flavor with the mmm melted cheese, but…

with lowfat Garlicky Basil Buttermilk Ranch Dip (for chasing the vampires away!) It’s Halloween and FINALLY the last day of October. I am breathing a sigh of relief because I…

and a wealth of other seasoning mixes from my friend Carla In general, I am not fond of chain restaurant food–I prefer to sample the local fare wherever I am–but…

with Maple Amaretto Whipped Cream I love bread pudding, partly because my mother used to make it for us when we were kids but also because it is transformational. It transforms…

I have Halloween cookie envy again. These looked so easy! And adorable. They were supposed to have gorgeous chocolate and butterscotch drizzles across the middle. But the cookie batter was…

Warning: these black magic cat cookies are NOT healthy. But they are SO good. And quite fun and easy to make. They are a cross between Lick the Bowl Good’s…

My dad has a special talent for making bread. He has good bread karma. He has to have peanut butter toast every morning with his coffee — and to him,…

and a few thoughts on “being good enough” Does this ever happen to you? You see a brilliant ingenious idea and I think “I’ve got to try that!” and in…