The Cookery was at its best this afternoon with 13 kids working their magic. They decorated cookies and gingerbread houses and taste tested a few gum drops. Worth the fuss of clean-up? Yes! This is the fifth year we’ve participated in a neighborhood gingerbread decorating fest which generates nothing but smiles.
When 10 pounds of potatoes and a couple dozen ears of corn show up unannounced, welcome them home to the chowder pot. After transforming our
Farewells bring on mingled emotions. Some signal “goodbyes” and others “so longs,” with hopes to stay connected even over long distances. When the time came
Preparing the perfect polenta sounds easy enough, but around my kitchen, it takes added patience to work with the grainy flour ground from white or
Some people naturally throw parties where the food, company and spirits are all good. Over the last two years during a stay in the Hudson