Category Archives: cookbook review

Honey Millet Blueberry Muffins

Blueberry season and my birthday! Two reasons why I love summer. Our bushes are laden with berries, and I got a few new cookbooks to celebrate my thirty-somethingth year. I’ll tell you more about the cookbooks as I work from them, but they are Milk and Cookies by Tina Casaceli, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at […]

All I want for Christmas are some new cookbooks…

I haven’t forgotten about Treats Eight through Twelve, truly. With stockings to stuff and a pork tenderloin to roast, I got behind. No fear, my cupboards are re-stocked with flour, sugar, and butter, and more treats are coming over the next few days. We have to squeeze them in before we resolve to eat fewer […]

Interlude: Talking with Chef David Tanis, a last-minute gift idea, and a quick, nourishing dinner

We are almost half-way through the holiday treats, so let’s take a moment to address a last minute gift, and a simple, delicious dinner. As I write, I intermittently gaze out the window at the newly fallen snow. A cluster of bright birds are grazing at the birdfeeder. I’m drinking my favorite tea. My baby […]