Today I went in search of my great grandmother Molly, the one who used to make Baked Barley with Mushrooms .  I pushed Ethan in his strol...

I remember Jean-Philipe, a Parisian I worked for when I was 20, laughing when I told him about my "plans."   Who knows what...

I overheard a woman in the school yard yesterday saying how she was so bored with winter that she couldn't even find anything she ...

Since December I've been turning to the same list of characters:  fish pie, shepherd's pie, soups, stews, casseroles and all ot...

There is something about the way the mascarpone enriches the heavy cream, and softens the chocolate wafers without making them soggy... ...

   My friend's father was a baker.  I love how she describes the way he tasted bread. " He would look at it, touch it, smell i...

I've had this image in my head lately of the 1950's housewife.  For background, I've been stuck inside for six days with a s...