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Cherries on Top
I have always loved cherries, and during cherry season, I’ve been hankering for a delicious homemade cherry pie. When I was growing up in Midwest pie country, my mother made a killer cherry pie, though often it was filled with…
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Spicy Birria Tacos for a Hot Summer Evening
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. We’re tempted by cold foods on these hot days, but that’s actually not the best idea. Not to be a spoilsport – and nobody loves…
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The Many Delights of Strawberry Season
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. The Wimbledon tennis championships conclude this weekend, and over the past two weeks, strawberries were a focus of fans who dined on dainty sandwiches and…
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The Wide World of BBQ
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. I’ve spent most of my summers cooking over fires of one kind or another, and this year, I am looking for some variety in my…
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Appreciating Our Modern Kitchens
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. Thank heavens for labor-saving devices. These days, it’s not just the coffee maker and the Instant Pot and the slow-cooker; let’s not forget the refrigerator…
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Treating Cheap Cuts with Tenderness on the Grill
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. The good news is that it’s grilling season. The less favorable news is that meat, especially beef, is getting expensive. Blame the drought, high feed…
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Making Good Food the Second Time Around
From your email, please click on the title to view the photos and comment online. A good friend inspired me to consider the lowly leftover. She wanted to apprise me of a Depression-era meal that was associated mostly with New…
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Sandwiches for Summertime
I tend to associate this time of year with the ultimate convenience food – the humble sandwich. The beauty of this meal is that you can put almost any food you love between two slices of bread. It’s not just…
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What’s Hot? Outdoor Pizza
Memorial Day marks the beginning of the season for cooking outdoors, and I’ve heard from several friends who say they are looking forward to making pizza. Outside. Apparently, outdoor pizza ovens are a “thing.” Pizza is one of the first…
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Spring Soups from the Garden
My friend Greg, who has been gardening for more than 30 years, knows his vegetables, and he loves spring soups. His huge garden here in northeast Massachusetts has already offered up soup ingredients – kale and asparagus, and greens for…
