As much canning and preserving that took place in my home when I was young, I have no memories of homemade jams or jellies on our table.  I can’t imagine among the tomatoes, pickles, sauerkraut, and green beans that lined … Continue reading →

The pleasure others receive from my homemade desserts makes it all worthwhile.  I love making people happy through flour, sugar, butter and eggs.  Compliments do not inflate my ego, rather, they boost the level of joy I experience when baking … Continue reading →

The August farmer’s markets are ripe with the most varied and flavorful tomatoes of the year.  I wait patiently all summer for the peak of the crop to hit the stands.  Never are they as tasty and full of flavor … Continue reading →

If patience is a virtue, my father was a very virtuous man.  Remembering back to my younger days, so many of my memories are of being at his elbow observing and absorbing all his knowledge on the subject of cooking … Continue reading →