Lately I have been grateful...  For excesses of food, and a family that breeds them For heaven in the form of fruit growing in Chi...

Some people welcome friends into their arms with heartfelt hugs. I am not one of them. I will reciprocate hugs, preferably side ones, but I ...

Friday afternoon I returned home to a mildly chaotic sea of flowers. It was wedding eve for my horticulturist of a roommate, and the clock w...

How to make a super special dinner with as few carbs possible for a super special friend who just so happens to have dietary restraints: 1...

Now that we are exiting soup season, my make-a-dish-I-can-eat-off-of-all-week strategy has shifted to grainy salads. This week's adventu...

Theory: all things small and cute have a positive correlation to requiring hard work. This applies to puppies. This applies to small childre...

I allow hostesses say-so in dessert requests, especially if they say something like "chocolate and caramel, preferably" when I off...