All Good (+ Almond Butter Cookies)
[Winter beach, January 2012.] In Maine, where my toes are chillier than usual and the clouds seem tangible (and puffy) enough to hold in your …
Into the Woods
[Thanksgiving dinner, November 2011.] This year, Thanksgiving weekend involved a lot of time outdoors and that’s perhaps the thing I’m most grateful for in these …
Quinoa with Pesto and Chickpeas
[Near the lighthouse, June 2011.] Sunday was this really gorgeous day of sort of meandering about and doing all the things I like to do. …
(Will Run for) Banana-Chocolate Muffins
The other night I did something I hadn’t in far too long: I baked banana bread — err, muffins — from a standby recipe. I’ve …
Rice Pudding + Cold Afternoons
[On the table this morning, January 2011.] Sunday afternoon post-pint (a Smithwick’s), I made rice pudding. And you know, I don’t really love rice pudding. …
Vegetarian Thanksgiving: Main Dishes
[Dinner, quickly, November 2010.] I had planned to do a post today about vegetarian main dishes appropriate for the holiday table, but all that has …
Things to Love About Summer
[Near Barre, Vermont, June 2010.] An ongoing list in no particular order: 1. Days at the beach 2. Light nearly ’til 9p 3. Soft serve …
Les Oeufs Avec
[Redwoods, August 2009.] The end of summer is always sort of a difficult time — oh sure, I know there is a month yet until …
Biscuits, Simple and Sweet
[Sweet potato biscuits, November 2008.] This past Sunday was lovely — yoga class, a quick brunch meet-up, more coffee from my favorite spot, the farmers’ …
Saucey
[2008 apple sauce, October 2008.] When I was growing up we had in the backyard from roughly June through October (or, some variation of): plums, …