I got a Cuisinart for my birthday. Not the little one- cupper that requires 4 chop+repeats to process an onion either. I got the 11-cup mo...

Lately I've been taking a stand on purchasing hummus. Week after week I buy it at the store and vow to quit it because it's overpr...

One Friday night after a long week of work, I got home and wanted only to sit in the sun on my balcony with M, a glass of wine, and some goo...

One hot hot hot day I found myself dining alfresco at a Greek restaurant in a busy neighborhood outside of Perth . M and I were sipping on s...

There was this dip I used to buy at Whole Foods that was a guilty pleasure for a couple reasons: One, I knew it was loaded with man's gr...

Yesterday I found myself sitting on a park bench underneath a remarkably giant fig tree in the center of Fremantle, Australia trying not be ...

Back in March when I was in Australia we ate at Wagamama for dinner which was such a nice surprise since I hadn't eaten there since 199...

I had one of those weeks where I hadn't gone grocery shopping in ages, I was having strange dinners consisting of apple slices, pickles,...

I am fortunate to have been in a book club for almost 10 years. My girls and I have read close to 100 books and discussed them over riotous ...

I live in a hot old house. In the summer months it can be stifling and often, instead of sweating over the stove, I just make a pretty littl...

Years ago, The Chef and I lived in an apartment in a different area of Minneapolis. Just down the street there was a little Middle Eastern r...

Once upon a time, at least 10 years ago, I made a version of this mousse from the Silver Palate Cookbook and it was absolutely the fanciest...

There’s no getting around it, these are a bit fussy to make. So fussy in fact, that I really wouldn’t have posted them if the end result wer...

I’m the kind of girl who eats a little something every few hours, so snacks are a big part of my day. Typically I eat yogurt, popcorn, an ap...

This recipe, quite festive for a gathering, comes from The New York Times and is something I have made several times this past holiday seas...