Molasses-Spice Cookies

I have a favorite cookie.  I would guess that you have one too.  A little (or big) bite of butter and sugar that brings back memories of childhood, a specific season, a family kitchen.  Marcel Proust took one bite of a madeleine cookie and was compelled to write his 7-part, bajillion-page memoir, Remembrance of Things [...]

Sunday Morning Crepes

Mmm…Sunday Mornings: usually the one time of the week when I can sleep in for a couple hours, then drowsily rise to eat a leisurely full breakfast from my couch with a full mug of tea and a warm blanket draped over my lap. 

Recently, however, various trips and family obligations have kept me from this [...]

Plum, Pear and Cardamom Coffee Cake with SoCo, Saffron and Ginger Ice Cream

I have been reading other food blogs for about a year now, and have always enjoyed the community that is formed in this way online.  Bloggers from Paris, Canada, Seattle, Zurich and beyond can share their recipes, anecdotes, advice and recommendations with the touch of a button, and they do!  Evidence of the warm collaboration [...]