Eating the Scenery

From left:  Cherry-Almond, German Chocolate,  and Useful Plain Coconut Cream Barks "What to do with coconut butter" is one of...

Healthy fats like coconut oil beat sugar and flour every time for clean, sustained energy and a happy metabolism.  So, in the midst of the...

Mixed berry wha t? This lush, earthy yet sophisticated dessert proved a beautiful, delicately vanilla-scented solution for a Costco-sized...

Ever seeking to reduce my use of refined sugar, and increase good fats , I decided to try making some ice cream with no refined sugar at al...

A gem of a cake made entirely of nuts and dried fruits, with just enough vanilla-scented batter to hold it all together.  Beautiful, jewel-...

Casa Mia makes a delicious dessert of zabaglione topped with mango puree.  My Costco mangoes were ripening alarmingly fast, so I decided to...

This week my stepdaughter was married.  Naturally, the newlyweds have been on our minds a lot.  Today as I was making applesauce of delicio...

For some reason, I always thought a "cream scone" meant that you sliced it and put clotted cream on it. But no. You put the crea...

I admit to being somewhat beguiled by the word "rustic." I first saw it relating to edibles in a little bistro/pub in Twisp, Wash...

September has come upon us. The chill of night, the heaped cumulus clouds in the sharp blue sky of day ... and the abundance, nay, plethora...

It's not every day that one's stepdaughter graduates with a Bachelor's Degree in Dental Hygiene. We are so proud of her! Thi...

Nothing evokes the essence of summer like basil--you know that sudden wave of sunshine that washes over you in winter when you open a freeze...

For bedtime reading, the Miss Read books can't be beat. A deep calm comes over one upon opening one of her books at the end of the da...

Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons is my go-to cookbook for lush, inspiring photographs and recipes. Whenever we have a lightning storm, I get ou...

Curious about using the new coconut beverage product for cooking, I decided to take the plunge and try this recipe using it. This is not c...

Here again is a simple yet brilliant culinary tradition brought to us by the British. What could be a more perfect way to showcase fresh,...

What is it about goat cheese? I'm not a big fan of soy, so goat cheese is kind of my tofu. But it has way more personality. It works ...

If you find yourself with some giant, local Fuji apples , this recipe is the best thing to do with them, bar none. With overuse of sugar a...

I confess to becoming more and more determined through my years of cooking to create recipes that are not only tasty but good for you, and...

You know how when you watched the movie Titanic, you found yourself thinking, "maybe it won't sink this time." Even though I...