Berit Halvorsen flipped the Krumkake off the electric waffle iron with the practiced ease gained from a lifetime of experience.  The traditional cookies, embossed with …

I’m seduced by recipes.  From magazines, cookbooks and websites, they reach out and grab me, imploring me to get cooking. Pick up any of the …

Wherever I drive at this time of year, the sun seems to be blazing into my eyes. From my scant knowledge of planetary physics, I …

Is a galette a pie for a lazy baker?  I don’t really think there’s such a thing as a lazy baker, but a galette is …

“Homegrown Blueberries!”  I can’t resist that sign when it’s stuck in the back of a basket of just-picked fruit.  Somewhere between navy and midnight blue, …

St. Patrick’s Day arrived early this spring. It came, not by leprechaun, but in the person of Steve Hanson. He appeared at our back door …

I never saw any child who could resist a gingerbread house. They stop and study. The younger ones like to touch. The older ones want …

In August of 1983 Marian Burros published her recipe for a plum torte in the De Gustibus column of the New York Times.  It was …

“The Peach Truck is coming to Westport!” Marsha enthusiastically exclaimed.  When I raised my eyebrows, she went on to point out that the Georgia Peach …

Here in Fairfield County we’re New Englanders, but just barely. I’m told that real Yankees look to Boston as their regional capital, Fenway Park for …