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Today's co-host is a new twitter-friend Diana from A Little Bit of Spain in Iowa. She's serving up some fresh baked Polvorones, a traditional Spanish Christmas cookie for the 12 Days of Sharing cookie jar. Diana also talks about the devastating affec (read full article)
Everything in life starts with a seedling, whether it's literally in the case of plants, or figuratively with an idea. Two ideas were swirling in the air back in October. I'd made up my mind to host a virtual cookie swap. It seemed a fun way to share (read full article)
Today I found myself strolling through the Union Square Greenmarket after finally meeting Julia. It thrills me to meet twitter friends in real life, and is even more rewarding when they turn out to be as wonderful in person. I'd made note on my pass (read full article)
Let the Thanksgiving countdown begin. Can you believe I still haven't ordered my turkey? I kid you not. Thankfully my local butcher will take orders through this weekend. I think the delay has been because the turkey really plays second fiddle for me (read full article)
Hard to believe Thanksgiving is next week. It seems the period between Labor Day and Halloween drags a bit, settling into school and accepting that summer really is over. Then, with a flip of the switch sort of feeling, it's November. Frankly, I love (read full article)
I'm very excited for cranberries this season. While they'll probably peak in home kitchens during next week's Thanksgiving holiday, there's no reason to shelve them until 2010. Last weekened I had decided they'd play a part in my recipe for Bon Appé (read full article)
While the November issue of Gourmet magazine is the last—ever, it's the "soft" launch of Gourmet, Unbound (you know that project Maggie, Olga and myself are working on). We're excited to see what you all decide to bring to our virtual tab (read full article)
I’ve been really inspired by leftovers lately. That whole idea of waste not, want not, makes a big difference on the weekly grocery bill too. This past Rosh Hashanah, I was “winging” it for the side dish. I knew it would be something with sweet (read full article)
There's no doubt that improvisation leads to inspiration in the kitchen. What started as an idea to make a spicy cocoa nib streusel topping for my butternut squash soup was quickly thwarted when I went to the pantry and found to my surpise that I was (read full article)
Can you believe this little 'ol cake caused a bit of controversy this week? Rather than rehash it, you can go here to read the thread. Well, I get by with a little help from my friends, and their words of encouragement were very uplifting. Perhaps it (read full article)
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