My June Life@Home column
Sometimes it’s good to eat something not so healthy. Read it here.
View ArticleLoving the beach – my August Spotlight column
As I write this, my family is packed snugly in our car, and we are heading home, driving over the bridge that separates Cape Cod from the rest of Massachusetts. All are quiet and tired. The sun and the...
View ArticleMy October Spotlight column – living with and loving teenagers
There are so many joys to having children. The rewards of having these little people in my house are so great. Every day I am blessed by their presence. These things I say to myself, over and over....
View ArticleDinner for two: eating low carb
Paul and I had the chance to dine together TWO times this week, no kids. It was so nice. We talked. We listened to each other. We clinked our glasses and said toasts to ourselves. The first dinner was...
View ArticleNew York maple syrup: My Life@Home column
Do your kids consume more syrup than pancake? If they are anything like mine, that’s the case. Read my story about pure maple syrup here. With many thanks, as usual, to my husband for the beautiful...
View ArticleApril Life@Home: local corn in April, and that’s no joke
A story about April Fool’s and finding frozen veggies, year-round at the farmers markets (and Paul’s lovely picture of steamy corn in our favorite cast iron skillet.) Read it here.
View ArticleBeing myself: an essay on Mother’s Day – and a recipe
My daughters like to tell me about how wonderful other mothers are. They go on and on about the mothers who pack the best food in lunch boxes, who arrange for manicures and go to great lengths to make...
View ArticleLife@Home: a basketful of fresh, local veggies
A story about the change from busy school year Saturdays to slow, family time. Pictures courtesy of Paul! Read it here. Also, Kitchen Crumbs; tidbits from my kitchen.
View ArticleBrown butter and fresh pea salad
This is a simple and incredibly good seasonal salad. I used my all-time favorite: whole milk feta from Maplebrook Farms in Bennington. I found it at The Meat House in Stuyvesant Plaza, but you could...
View ArticleCrispy grilled kale
Paul and I have been loving our kale. It’s an easy thing to pick up at the farmer’s market, and there is so much of it out there. I could go on about the health benefits but really, we like it mostly...
View ArticleElliot and salad: the two don’t mix
A story about my sweet little guy. And the salad he refuses to eat. Read it here. Photos as usual, by my other guy: Paul.
View ArticleChicken with olives, tomatoes and herbs
A quick and simple weeknight dinner. Layer chicken thighs (or breasts) in glass baking dish with crushed tomatoes, a can of drained and rinsed white beans, green olives, and herbs of choice. I used...
View ArticleLo Mein with Vegetables and Ahi Tuna
This is a copy of a dish we made this weekend at Different Drummer’s Kitchen, for a birthday party. The party was for a sweet little 10-year-old and twelve of her closest friends. They made this lo...
View ArticleCrisp roasted whole chicken – on a weeknight
I’ve given up on buying chicken breasts. It’s not only because they tend to be flavorless and dry, but because when you compare the costs of chicken breasts to a whole chicken, it’s silly not to....
View ArticleCarrot and apple salad
Need a salad that’s a no-brainer? That kids and adults alike will eat? This could be it. I made this on Sunday night, after arriving home late (hey, remember when you used to lay around and relax all...
View ArticleThree favorites (my favorites, that is) put together
This is a side dish salad-type thing that I like to make after a long day, when I have a glass of wine in hand. It’s for when I’m feeling like I have to just cook up what I want. When I don’t fuss...
View ArticleJuicy marinated beef bulgogi
Bread and butter. It’s what we ate for two days straight after visiting King Arthur Flour baking school in Vermont last weekend. The trip was a gift from my mother-in-law, a Christmas present to her...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions, mourning bread and flaky white fish
There were three sets of unbelieving eyes at the dinner table when I laid out my resolutions. I don’t always make them, but this year I have a few things on my mind. Stuff I want to change. The first...
View ArticleParenting decisions and pork dumplings
Zoe came home from a sleepover the way they usually do: tired, hungry and full of stories about the night. It was much of the usual stuff. The girls stayed up late. They bothered the older brother, a...
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