I know, you've had it planned for weeks. But what if you haven't? Holidays include many serendipitous moments, when friends call unexpectedly, family plans change to include or lose one…
I don’t care how many books I write, each one is a labor of love, and as the publication date approaches the excitement builds, and there is suddenly so much…
Autumn has arrived! It’s taken its time, but now there’s a chill in the air, the leaves are drifting down, and at the market all the root vegetables have made…
Oh, ye faithless. I was considering uprooting my fig tree because it has only eked out a handful of tiny figs during it's five year life when, Eureka! It redeemed itself in…
Magret de canard is the breast from a fattened duck, the same duck that produces silken foie gras. It is a conundrum, more meat than poultry, and it’s a favorite…