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At the farm, Sunny makes a rosemary honey chicken that I love so much. One night I told her I think it's my favorite, and Nana chimed in,...

Chicken Parm, Arugula Salad, Homemade Pasta Don't get me wrong; I love the chicken parm recipe from Cook's Illustrated. I've made it hundreds of times and gotten restaurant reviews. HOWEVER, when I lucked into Garth Brooks concert tickets five years ago, I called Taylor and Courtney to see which one wanted to go. (And I love that Courtney told me to take her husband and have a blast.) Taylor and I met at The Palm since it's across the street from the Arena. He used his frequ

Greeting cards have all been sent, but the Christmas rush certainly isn't through. After a whirlwind trip to Southampton, England hours after giving my exams, a near brush with Eclare Cassidy Stoot and her boys, and then boarding the Queen Mary 2 for a cross-Atlantic voyage, there was a day walking my old NYC haunts and Hugh Jackman in Music Man on Broadway. All this, only to have a flight cancelled and a train to Philly to catch a flight home for Christmas . It's ok, of co

I planted tomato seeds on February 27th. It's July 23rd, and I have sauce for months to come. The tomatoes aren't even nearly finished...

Pretty sure this was the last snow day of the year. . . So this was the weekend. So I tried zucchini fries in the air fryer last week:...

Carnitas is my new go-to at my favorite Mexican restaurant. In the spirit of "How Hard Could It Be?", I went in search of a recipe to...

"That's a pie crust promise - easily made, easily broken." ~ Mary Poppins So I made my resolution to post every Sunday. . . maybe every other Sunday? I'm missing La Madeleine in this real winter that Nashville is having. No, not a person, but a place with memories: Lunches with my high school boyfriend's mother over quiche and tomato basil soup . Catching up with Jodi when back in Bethesda over croissants and potato galettes. Grading papers on a school night by their fire an

I'm stunned to see that my last post was over a year ago - especially after lockdowns, tons of house guests, and so many new recipes. I'm...

After planting all the garlic and strawberries this weekend, I kept looking at the peppers and tomatoes. I don't have the heart to pull...

I often ask people, "If you were stranded on a deserted island with only one food, what would it be?" My answer used to be avocado, but I...