Christmas “Crack” in the Crock Pot – my adaptation of the super simple, very tasty, recipe with ideas for variations and tips for maximizing flavor.
That One Thanksgiving with the Whipped Cream Thing
A family story about my grandmother’s mad baking skills, why my father married my mother, Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and a can of pressurized whipped cream.
Cheery Cherry Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
All the good things in life: Oats, brown sugar and butter, with bright pops of cherry and melting not-quite-bitter dark chocolate. Plus a short treatise on vanillin. Ad free site.
A Fowl Mood (That Turkey Brine Thing We Do)
We love brined turkey. The leftovers keep longer. Gravy and bone broths are amazing. Our brine recipe is adapted from Alton Brown and Chez Panisse. Ad-free site.