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 pick-your-own season is here and it’s kicking off with a good crop of strawberries.  We’ve been going to Jones Family Farm in Shelton since …

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 …

If you want to make someone smile, give them a cupcake. It’s hard to resist that little nugget of cake and icing – big enough …

The flickering fire glowed across the dining room.  Bookshelves filled with knick knacks, painted brick walls, and potted foliage plants added to the welcoming atmosphere. …

Once in awhile, I get a craving for crêpes – French-style thin pancakes filled with all manner of good things, both sweet and savory. Crêpes …

Late summer is the time for lots of seasonal farm stand pleasures – corn, tomatoes, and field ripened melons to name a few. Best of …

“Life is just a bowl of cherries,” Rudy Vallee sang in 1931.  The happy lyric forever cemented the link between good times and sweet cherries. …

A diner is a place where you go to eat comfort food.  It’s not cutting edge or even trendy, but it’s good, fast, bountiful and …

It’s strawberry season!  For these few summer weeks you can find local, vine-ripened strawberries fresh off the farm. Red, sweet, and fragile, they are notably …