Carrot and apple salad
Need a salad that’s a no-brainer? That kids and adults alike will eat? This could be it. I made this on Sunday night, after arriving home late (hey, remember when you used to lay around and relax all...
View ArticleThree favorites (my favorites, that is) put together
This is a side dish salad-type thing that I like to make after a long day, when I have a glass of wine in hand. It’s for when I’m feeling like I have to just cook up what I want. When I don’t fuss...
View ArticleJuicy marinated beef bulgogi
Bread and butter. It’s what we ate for two days straight after visiting King Arthur Flour baking school in Vermont last weekend. The trip was a gift from my mother-in-law, a Christmas present to her...
View ArticleMy Superbowl recipes in Fresh Magazine
I’m excited to say that I had a piece published in Hannaford’s Fresh Magazine! They have a sweet little magazine that I like to keep around for dinner ideas. I pitched an idea for a few Superbowl...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions, mourning bread and flaky white fish
There were three sets of unbelieving eyes at the dinner table when I laid out my resolutions. I don’t always make them, but this year I have a few things on my mind. Stuff I want to change. The first...
View ArticleCold morning run and warm oatmeal bowl
I stand on the dark street corner, waiting. I hop from foot to foot, bend to touch my toes and stretch my calves against the street sign. It’s 6:04 a.m. and blustery. My instinct is to be afraid out...
View ArticleTaking a break from winter
Dear Winter, This just isn’t working out for me. I don’t want to end it, though. I love you. I really do. It’s just… we need to take a break. We need some time apart, you see, to think about our...
View ArticleA snow day to-do list and pancakes for all
The text came in at 5:45. Bethlehem Schools CLOSED today due to snow, it read. I rolled over and thought, I have so much to do today. And then I smiled. Because my to-do list had nothing to do with...
View ArticleLooking forward… with a few backwards glances
I like to complain about the cold. Yeah, ask my husband – he’ll tell you. I like the snow and all the good stuff that goes along with it. But then I whine about the wind that blows in through my coat...
View ArticleParenting decisions and pork dumplings
Zoe came home from a sleepover the way they usually do: tired, hungry and full of stories about the night. It was much of the usual stuff. The girls stayed up late. They bothered the older brother, a...
View ArticleTexas, tortillas and a twist on quesadillas
My March TU story. It’s online, with photos, here. Text and recipes are below. There were so many choices. I wanted a genuine souvenir, a reminder of the weekend spent in Texas with my oldest friends....
View ArticleWeekend baking for people and dogs
Most weekends, I bake. It’s usually something kids and adults alike will eat: muffins, scones, cookies. I save cakes for birthdays. Last weekend, I woke early and in a quiet...
View ArticleMy April TU column: risotto and a big anniversary
Paul and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago, and I wrote a story about it. Read it here on the TU website, or see below for the full text. Thanks for reading it, and to all the...
View ArticleMother’s Day, Every Day
My May Times Union column. Read it here, or see below. Hope everyone has a good, long weekend. This Mother’s Day, my mom wasn’t feeling great, so we skipped the brunch we planned, and put off...
View ArticleMy June TU column
Read it online with pictures here. Full text below! Every time I take a bite of pizza, whether it’s the fancy, wood burning-oven kind, eaten in a white-linen restaurant and served with a tall glass of...
View ArticleVacation memories and foil packet fish
My August TU column. Read it here, or text is below. I come to you on an August afternoon, fresh from vacation. Work and re-entry into real life is still a few days away, so I’m in post-vacation...
View ArticlePat’s Meatloaf
My October column. Read it here, or see below! In early September, my father-in-law passed away. He was sick for a short time, then died in the way everyone says they want to: in his home, with his...
View ArticleHoliday Blues and Christmas Food
Hi Everyone, Here is my Times Union story for December. And if you cannot see the link, the entire story and recipes are below. Happy holiday season to all! xo. C. I don’t know if it’s just me, or if...
View ArticleFood is Our Thing, My January TU column
My January column. Read it here (with pictures) or see below. Happy New Year, everyone! My family didn’t have a “thing.” You know what I mean, the kind of thing that you see pictures of other...
View ArticleTurned Fifty, Baked Muffins and Made Polenta
My story from the TU today. Read it here (with photos), or see below. I can’t believe it, can barely believe that I’m going to write these next few words, but here they are: a few months ago, I...
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