Author: L

  • Slightly Sweet Scones

    Slightly Sweet Scones

    I have found my favorite scone recipe. I’ve made scones many times in the past, and they were always tasty… but about a month ago I discovered a new trick…

  • Call for Recommendations (London & NYC)

    Cam and I have lots of traveling coming up in the next month… first, it’s off to NYC for about four days where Cam will be running the New York…

  • World Bread Day: Vietnamese Mini Baguettes

    World Bread Day: Vietnamese Mini Baguettes

    My whole house smells of baking bread. It is wonderful. Perfect for the cool, wet fall day outside. With so much “to cook” on my “to do” list, I happily…

  • Step Away From the Figs

    Step Away From the Figs

    Someone seriously needs to stop me. I can’t help myself from buying the cute little baskets of figs. And each time I’ve done it over the summer, all with the…

  • My Favorite Pork & Beans

    And if you think I’m talking about Van Camps, think again.

  • Why I love thrift stores

    Why I love thrift stores

    20 pieces. $4. And six of the silver plated forks even match! (They just took a bit of elbow grease to clean up). I got a ton of other stuff…

  • Tasting Tea

    Tasting Tea

    Also published on Well Fed Network’s A Nice Cuppa I recently purchased a book on tastings. As a food writer, I’m always on the look out for ways to refine…

  • Welcome to Fall: Chanterelle Risotto with Seared Scallops

    Welcome to Fall: Chanterelle Risotto with Seared Scallops

    I know I tend to wax poetic about eating local and farmer’s markets. But, you’ll have to bear with me yet again, because after a few weeks away from the…

  • Ziplens

    Ziplens

    A few weeks ago, I posted about a new rental lens service called Ziplens. Unlike Rentglass, Ziplens had the two lenses in stock that I was hoping to try, so…

  • Six Days, Three Stews, One Happy Belly

    Six Days, Three Stews, One Happy Belly

    Day One Plan an enormous British going away bash for friends moving to London for a year, ala Rory and Logan on last year’s Gilmore Girls. Day Two Shop for…

  • October Still Life WIth Flickr Theme: Play With Your Food

    September’s theme, To Go, didn’t Go so well. With only a fraction of the participants of the People & Food from August, we had some nice entries, but nothing awe…

  • Coffee with Kelly Cline

    Coffee with Kelly Cline

    If there was one thing (and there were many!) I learned from my experience meeting with MatthewA, it’s that I am not a particularly good interviewer. Particularly when I’m surrounded…