This pear dessert is a delicious and easy idea for even a beginner baker. Pears are one of those fruits that lend themselves so well to traditional baking spices, and their soft texture melts into the crumb of the cake. Better yet, what if you combined them with cinnamon and vanilla …. maybe a hint of ground chai?
Pink Grapefruit Paloma with Spicy Thyme Simple Syrup
An easy & flavorful recipe for a gorgeous Pink Grapefruit & Thyme Paloma!
Fresh Caprese Salad with Crispy Eggplant
Here in New England, we are in that ‘golden hour’ between the end of summer and the fast approaching fall. Early crisp apples are starting to get stacked next to the late summer peaches at the farm-stands. It’s a time…
Fun & Creative End of Summer Activities for Your Kids!
This is most definitely unlike any other summer I’ve ever experienced! COVID19 restrictions have completely transformed our typical summer plans. Having three rowdy kids meant that in the past, I would get the schedule pretty well organized, and jam-pack it…
Beautiful Fresh Blueberry Curd Tart with Chocolate Cookie Crust
I grew up in a little grey house that always looked like it was about to trip down our hill. We abutted a closed quarry, which was some of the last open acreage in the city of Boston. Although the…
Authentic Style Hot & Sour Soup made with Chicken
Yes, it’s a soup, don’t look at me that way! I know… it’s the height of summer. Yes… I realize it was 90 degrees out yesterday. No… I haven’t lost my mind! This soup is special. First of all, I…
Easy Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi with Lemon & Peas
Are there times when you look around your kitchen and wonder, ‘what the heck am I going to make for supper’? Sometimes I can’t made it to the store, or I’ve forgotten to put an Instacart order in on time,…
Authentic Style Kung-Pao Chicken
A few months ago, my husband and I completely lost our sense of taste and smell during an otherwise mild case of COVID-19. Overall, we were very fortunate, but it was still sudden and shocking to be so completely deprived…
Refreshing Green Thai Basil & Lime Ice Cream
One of the best things about summer for me is that I get to grow my own kitchen herbs out on our deck. I usually have a collection of dill, cilantro, and fresh rosemary, but I always dedicate the most…
Apricot Galette with Elderflower Whipped Cream
I’ve always had to laugh at myself and my funny personality combination of traditional and carefree!! My parents were two self-avowed ‘hippies’. They lived the free~flow~free life of the sixties, but once they had children, the importance of good manners…