Distance makes the heart grow fonder... If that's the case, I bet you're very fond of me. I got lost somewhere between the holidays, a baby with a bug, and plain old life the past month or so. It's not to say I don't make time to cook, because I'm probably doing more of that than ever; just not finding those precious hours I used to put my blog posts together. Read more »

Seriously, if I actually made half of the things that I bookmark or print from the Internet or tear out of a magazine, I would be cooking 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. And, that really doesn't sound too terrible when I think about it. It's just that little thing called my day job always interfering with my cooking habit... if only work didn't get in the way of play! I would hands down prefer to be in my kitchen all day manufacturing culinary nirvana than commuting to my day job as a cubicle monkey. [sigh] But, the latter pays the bills... Read more »

"Last call for strawberries!"  Hand painted, pick-your-own signs flood the winding country roads I drive to work every day, as the local farmer makes a last ditch effort to promote his latest bounty before the strawberry season winds down and makes way for blueberries to take center stage. In my recent Strawberry Crumbles post, I highlighted the sweet seductiveness a few simple ingredients and an oven can derive from this wondrous fruit.  Yet, true to form, one bout with these berries just wasn't enough.  Spellbound by their deep ruby hue, I could not walk away from the berry patch without one more loving nod while they are flush with color and at the pinnacle of their seasonal glory. Read more »