Just before Christmas I went into a baking frenzy. Pies, tarts, confections and cake. These little mince tarts were so fun to prepare. Meatless mincemeat-that’s sort of an oxymoron, and sweet chestnut filling in puff pastry are now one of my holiday favorites. Easy to …
For the past several years I have made this recipe for chocolate almond bark. It is by far my favorite confection to make for Christmas gifts. This year I flubbed miserably on the first two batches and burnt the toffee. It was barely edible, …
Over the years I have picked up several pieces of copper cookware from France. Several pieces have dents and dings, but that doesn’t hamper the performance. Handsomely made with a tin lining and solid brass handles, it is a joy to use on a gas …
A good cheese shop is a community treasure for last minute wine and cheese gatherings, to satisfy a craving or just to experience the lore of cheesemaking. One of the best cheese shops in New England and arguably possibly the entire northeast is Rubiner’s Cheesemongers …
Today I visited one of my favorite farms in the area. Land’s Sake is a non-profit organization based in Weston, Massachusetts on the outskirts of Boston dedicated to preserving open space and community building through the land. Their mission “to connect people to the land” …
Today I made the simplest recipe for farmer’s cheese from the Fabulous Beekman Boys. If you have been reading along on my posts, you know that I really like the Beekman Boys. If you haven’t, I urge you to pick up Josh Kilmer-Purcell’s memoir The …
Yes! It’s farm stand season! I do back flips when I find a great farm stand with beautiful, organically grown, fresh produce to supplement my own garden output. Fortunately, there are a few right in my town, but even if I had to travel a …
The forecast for this week is for some really hot weather within the next few days. So, in an attempt to be marginally proactive about meal planning and to avoid turning on the oven when the house is already hot, I am roasting organic, spring …
on a wintery saturday morning, it is a treat to sip a perfect coffee at one of my favorite boston bistros, the south end buttery, (www.southendbuttery.com). i enjoy the place, the people, the food, the drink, everything about it makes me feel good. great interior …
yesterday lunchtime….dear friends and a cookie swap. i should have taken photos of the amazing cookies that my talented epicurean buddies cooked up before i inhaled a good part of them, but instead i was just so taken by the fabulous deep dish apple pie …