Bring in 2010 with these Frozen Kir Royales. Happy New Year’s everybody!

All-Clad Stainless with d5 cookware reviewed, plus the Chicken Parmigiana recipe the pan was tested with.

Where sesame comes from and a recipe for Sesame Cookies.

Adventures in homemade extruded pasta, including hints and tips.

A recipe for Quick Creamy Salad Dressing.

Learning what’s in season and a recipe for Meyer Lemon Verrines with Pomegranate.

No trip to Texas is complete without Real Texas Chili.

A recipe for light and fluffy Butternut Squash Gnocchi.

A recipe for Cream of Chanterelle Soup with Wild Rice.

A recipe for Pumpkin Cobweb Cupcakes, just in time for Halloween.

A recipe for Apple-Quince Sauce.

Sneaking a sample of just-pressed apple cider. See how it’s made!

A recipe for Curried Lentil Soup. Warming, delicious, nourishing, vegetarian.

A recipe for Apricot-Tonka Bean Scones.

The beauty of the quince and a recipe for Quince Spice Cake.

A foodie tour of San Francisco, with a stop at Tartine for their ham & cheese croissant.

A recipe for Sour Cherry Scones.

A recipe for Quiche Lorraine.

The next installment of my Salsa Series: Fire Roasted Salsa. Smokey and spicy!

A recipe for Ganache Filled Spritz Cookies.

A recipe for Red Grape Consomme with Lemon-Honey Sorbet.

A recipe for Blueberry-Lemon Cornmeal Muffins.