While waiting for winter, spring has arrived. On a recent warm and sunny day, a burst of excitement sparked me to take a peak in our raised beds. One of our beds was plastic covered all winter, therefore warming up faster in spring. Able to work the soil, I cleaned out some dead lettuce and made a couple discoveries. The patch of about twenty gorgeous carrots has overwintered beautifully. Another surprise
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Growing Food - This Thursday...
Believe it or not, it's time to start seriously thinking about your 2012 vegetable garden. Wither you start your own seedlings or buy starts, pull out your gardening books and use this time to create a detailed
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Monday, February 6, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
Not Your Ordinary Eggs and Sausage
Prince Charming was so excited when he heard about my plan to make the famous British Scotch Eggs. As I described the process of making them, he could't believe I was going to deep fry eggs wrapped in
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Connivence Is Everything

Were you waiting for the downloadable version of The Gourmet Butcher Series? Today is your lucky day! Whether you have a Mac, IPad, or Windows PC you may purchase them at
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
MLK Day - What's Your Dream?
Last Monday on Martin Luther King Day, I was thrilled to be at the Essex High School coaching ten wonderful volunteers who cooked the free (!!!) meal for the community MLK dinner. Every year the
Friday, January 13, 2012
Baking Cabinet Makeover
Right about now you may be done baking until Super Bowl or perhaps Valentine's Day. Just because your apron's off and you're not buttering cake pans, doesn't mean you should stay out of your baking
Monday, January 9, 2012
The Saveur's 100
The Saveur 100 by Saveur magazine is incredibly fun to read and practically addictive, so give yourself some time to absorb the resources, foods trends, products, and places. What stands out for me is Judith
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