It's been over a decade since I last visited Ireland, but the memories remain vivid—like boarding a tiny plane that felt like it ...

Happy Chinese New Year! Gong Xi Fa Cai! While 2026 marks the Year of the Fire Horse — a vibrant time of energy, passion, and forward momentu...

  I’m a self-proclaimed dip enthusiast—give me a fridge stocked with hummus, tapenades, spreads, and dips, and I’m a happy camper. There...

  After last week’s Parmesan roasted fennel obsession, I dove into another of Ina Garten’s fennel-filled recipes: Potato Fennel Gratin. Th...

  If you've never paid much attention to fennel, it's worth giving it a closer look. I made this Ina Garten-inspired gratin for Me...

I think we have all probably heard of avocado toast, something I never stop enjoying being the fan of avocado that I am, but I’m wondering...

I don't know what it's like where you are, but here in the Mississippi Valley it is unseasonably cold, I'm talking middl...

October is my favorite cookie baking month.   It is cool enough to be able to use the oven without sweltering, and it’s far enough away ...

Happy Chinese New Year!  While 2012 is the Year of the Dragon, I hope you won’t mind if I make use of my Chinese Fish Moon Cookie Mold ...