These classic-style British meat hand pies (with updated ingredients) from Jamie's Great Britain are perfect cold weather comfort...

And a recipe for Midnight Cry Mocha Brownies from the book Even though I'm not there physically all the time, I want them to have some...

Enter to win a copy of Gifts Cooks Love: Recipes for Giving! If you've been reading this blog for very long, you know that I'm a hu...

I inadvertently became interested in tropical plants because that's what the man at the Union Square Green Market sold me. I used to bel...

And a great new book: America's Best BBQ! Grilled pork ribs slathered with homemade BBQ Sauce "What do you feel like h...

Yesterday morning two Amish carpenters , a young Amish apprentice, a hunky farmguy, and a little old diesel tractor demolished our sagging ...

Win an Advance Copy! In conjunction with this review, Paula graciously shared one of her favorite cold weather recipes with me. You'll f...

Win a signed copy of The Laws of Harmony ! Back in March I received an e-mail message from Lisa at TLC Book Tours about a new book called T...

Slow Food Cooking with Less Fuss, More Flavor (and One Pan!) This one pan meal is well worth the wait—and it tastes even better the next ...

If you're the kind of person who never knows what she's going to find when she steps outside of her farm shack—and therefore has tr...

And a Wonderful Book for Art Loving Foodies Linguini or Linguine? Actually, this is tagliatelle with a side of art. Hi, my name is Su...

Is Anything Better Than Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread? Give someone a hunk of cornbread and they eat for a day. Give them a cast iron skillet ...

I love books almost as much as I love food, so of course I immediately said yes last March when I was offered an advance copy of a new book...

Handmade burgers on homemade buns It was a blind date. All I had was a name—and the deep down feeling that this time it was going to be s...