{recipe} Tomato Tart with Corn and Herbed Ricotta
Summer is a wonderful time up in Sonoma wine country – with long days of sunshine, lots of swimming, great vineyard views, and fun time with friends. I’m always stumped about what to make for...
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{travel tips} Zürich in Summer
I’m just back from a trip to Switzerland and Italy, and wanted to share all of my favorite things in Zürich before I forget them. Zürich in the summer is a wonderful place to visit,...
{roundup} 33 Great End-of-Summer Recipes
I’m heading to Europe tomorrow for almost three weeks, and I couldn’t be more excited. We’re off to Switzerland for about a week (where I’ve only spent a night, heretofore) and Italy (which I’ve...
{recipe} Blueberry Breakfast Cake
I know what you’re thinking: cake? For breakfast? I say yes, yes, unequivocally yes. If it helps, you can think of it as a giant blueberry pancake. It’s just the thing for a lazy...
{gingerbread in the house} Non-Traditional Gingerbread “Houses” I Have Made and Loved
Today I will be making my fourth non-traditional gingerbread house – I will keep it a surprise for the moment – so I found myself looking back on the last three years of crazy...
{recipe} Raspberry Reposado Margaritas
After my recent success with blueberry mojitos, I decided to try something in the same vein and made these raspberry margaritas. Swoon. Get yourself some fresh raspberries and bust out the cocktail shaker! I...
{recipe} Spiced Maple Peach Ice Cream
I’ve mentioned previously how much it pains me to waste fruit, even when it’s well past the point of eating. With the last of the very overripe and mushy peaches I put together a...
{recipe} Rosé Champagne with Rosemary Syrup
As an apartment dweller with no backyard nor patio to speak of, part of my strategy this summer has been to invite myself over to other people’s backyards for BBQs and other outdoor fun....
{recipe} Nancy’s Impossible Blackberry Cobbler
This recipe is an old one from my brother-in-law’s wonderful mother Nancy. In her youth she had been a model, and even as a grandmother she was effortlessly regal, elegant, stylish, and graceful–in contrast...
{recipe} Strawberry Arugula Salad with Feta and Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette
The last of the strawberries are in season, so I thought I would share this easy and delicious summer salad with you. It’s colorful, fresh, and always a crowd pleaser! The sweet strawberries, creamy...
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