If you're a fish lover like me, you always make sure you have a stash of tinned sardines and mackerel in the pantry, and at ...

I do love this season of ripe tomatoes of every color and shape, but realize I prefer them as accents, rather than a ...

I love exploring this new place!  Saturday we visited the St. Paul Farmers Market, just over the Mississippi River, which was packed with sh...

What a wild morning!  When I woke up, the rain was pouring, a soft wind blowing, trees shaking and waving, the dark clouds...

There's something about watching my baby tomato plants grow, oh, so ever sloooowly that makes me impatient.  All six vari...

I have had this scrap of paper taped to the side of the fridge for at least a year.  I think I was in a doctor's office when it caught m...

What a beautiful blue sky today!  Moving into February, the bitter cold slowly warmed, with two pretty snowstorms with light  s...

Another stunningly beautiful Autumn day here .  Sun shining, filtering through the high branches of mostly yellow lea...

What can I say?  Still hot and muggy here in New Hampshire, and my appetite has been just as spotty as a cool breeze.  Morning...

We have been in the deep freeze for the last ten days, with nights reaching 8 below, and days not budging from 10 degrees, in spite of some ...

Hooray, it's pesto time!  Yesterday I picked up the most beautiful arugula at the farmers market.  Before I ate every single...

This is not a usual Spring - the violets, lilacs, and chive plants are a month ahead of schedule. No matter - I still celebrate their comin...

Last pickings from the garden and farmers market veggies: beautiful roasted squash chunks, baby tomatoes, basil, thyme, bacon ,and brown bu...

Does any herb intoxicate the senses like summer basil? Inhale - and smile. ~ ~ Pasta salad with basil, sun-warmed tomatoes, and artichokes...