Whenever my family goes to Shady Maple for breakfast, many of us stand in the long line to order omelettes. Yes, we’re eager to enjoy the taste and texture of a chef-made omelette. Part of the appeal, though, must also…
I always forget about biscuits, thinking that if I want to serve a bread side it has to be, well, a loaf of bread, or cornbread, or at least some yeast rolls. How can I forget about a recipe so…
Recipes bring back strong memories of the people who shared them with us. Ingredients, too, can have strong associations with people who love those ingredients. So, for me, this recipe packs some heavy emotions. It makes me miss a dear…
Do you have tasks that you dread, thinking they will take forever, but then once you get started on them you realize they’re so easy you don’t know why you’ve been putting them off? That was this apricot cheddar crostata…
Cheese makes an excellent topping for salads. A generous handful of grated sharp cheddar, squeaky cheese curds, or cubed Conebella Farm Italian Colby amplifies your salad, making it more filling and more flavorful. In this particular salad, cheese takes a…
It’s a rainy day as I write this. A perfect day to make a soup that I have been meaning to try for quite some time: a cheddar cauliflower soup. For my husband’s sake, I’ve been referring to it as…
Everybody has their dish that they are looking forward to on Thanksgiving. The sweet potatoes. The pumpkin pie. The cranberry sauce. Oh, yeah, and the turkey! For me, it is usually the bread and rolls. Whenever we would go to…
When I mention that I love to cook, the next question is usually, “what do you like to cook?” It’s a good question that has sometimes led to a rapid recipe exchange but more often to painfully awkward moments while…
A breakfast of fruit and yogurt often brings back memories of summer 2009 for me. Friends and I had just watched Food, Inc., which had served as a wakeup call to avoid processed foods and support local farmers. Newly energized to…
Summer is the season for tomatoes that actually taste like tomatoes. When I was in middle school, a friend and I used to enjoy homegrown tomatoes by the slice, with just a little salt on them to bring out those…