Dear ones, Did you need some recipes for this transition from summer into Fall? I thought you might! Hence the late-summer tomato-brea...

Seriously, what was I thinking? Of course I wanted you to ask about that photo! I posted it, right? But then I have been paralyzed by a fe...

Dearest Ones, Even as I write this, poor Ben is nearby doing his pre-back-to-school fifth-grade homework. "Morose" does not even ...

"You don't need to tear the leaves or anything before you put them in the food processor," Michael explaine...

Well, hello there! It has been a while, and I hope you're having a good summer. Since last we spoke, I have made this awesome cold n...

My very beloved father-in-law (father-outlaw?) recently cracked me up about hot dogs. We'd been debating getting som...

Summer Shenanigans Yowza! Did three weeks pass? They did. Where was I? Oh. I was here mostly, I guess. Eating strawberries with chocolate ...

I do especially love any sweet thing that shepherds a few extra nutrients into those growing little bodies. I don't ...

Ah, you guys. So much advice on brown rice and iced coffee and Origami Yoda ! So many loving words about a stranger's book. And Melanie,...

This and That I love you guys for wanting an iced coffee recipe. It's, like, coffee ? With, like, ice in it? No. I'm kidding. Be...

This is a recipe was actually inspired by a dish I didn't make: "Portuguese-style pork and clams with chorizo and fried potato...

A Gift to You, for the Summer Ready? It's this. I have been making all my summer to-go drinks this way for years, and it just occurred t...

We Have Another Trio of Winners! Thank you again for playing. I so love reading about what it is you want--I feel like the book equivalent o...

More cookies, more books The flowering of our dogwood plunges me into existential angst: Really? It's been a whole year? I despair over...

Do you need just one or two more tricks to play on your kids? Try this "Chore Camp" brochure from FamilyFun. Oh we got Ben so b...