December 11, 2013
For our recent anniversary, I offered to make my husband a batch of whatever cookies he chose. He picked these checkerboard butter cookies, a combination of my basic Butter Cookies recipe, plus a Mexican Chocolate variation. Here's how to make them. Read More
October 21, 2013
I’ve been struggling to figure out how to tell you one last thing about the International Food Bloggers Conference. Although it was useful and educational and I met a lot of great people, it was also—uncomfortable. Read More
February 25, 2013
In appreciation of Meyer lemons, a beautiful cross between a standard, or Eureka, lemon and a mandarin—with the best qualities of both. Read More
January 22, 2013
The pool was frozen this morning. In Napa. For, like, the tenth morning in a row. Read More