For St. Patrick’s Day, I enjoy making a traditional corned beef and cabbage dinner for the family. We’re not Irish, but when you live in Saint Paul, MN — a very Irish town that celebrates with a parade and all sorts of festivities — it just feels right to have a little fun around this holiday. (more…)
One Friday recently I took a day off with no real plans in mind. I decided it was going to be a day in the kitchen doing one of the things I love to do most – bake. I started the day making two pans of bars. One was for a friend who won my church auction donation of a “batch of cookies a month.” The other was for new neighbors down the block. (more…)
True confessions: I have a weakness for lattes. In any other form, I avoid caffeine - I don’t drink soda or energy drinks - but put a nice, hot vanilla latte in front of me and I can’t say “No”. (more…)
We get a weekly box of vegetables from a local farm in the summer and we have our own garden, so every August we have more veggies than we can handle – almost! We’ve been making a lot of soups, and I’ve found that adding a special bread can turn a simple soup into a fun summer meal fit for entertaining. This easy basil and tomato quick bread with herbed butter is perfect. It’s like a big buttery biscuit laced with parmesan cheese and dotted with delicious sun-dried tomato, basil and herbs. (more…)