When I talk about my yogurt maker, I usually encounter one of two reactions. The first is, “Oh my, I need one of those now! I’m off to buy my very own,” or better yet, (and just as often) someone will admit that they actually have a yogurt maker gathering dust in the back of…
butter (and a second chance!)
A few weeks ago, I had the good fortune to participate in a lovely event for the Berkshire Festival of Women Writers, an evening on motherhood and creativity curated, nurtured, and grown by Suzi Banks Baum of Laundry Line Divine. I wanted to share the piece I read that night–an alternate (and longer!) version of…
how to make cottage cheese
A few weeks ago, I developed a wild craving for cottage cheese. I know it’s an odd object of desire, but cravings are cravings and I do my best not to argue with them. I wanted cottage cheese with honey, cottage cheese with that jar of canned peaches from the summer! And so, easy peasy,…
best of the butter lambs
I never quite know what to do with Easter. Usually we get invited to some egg hunt or other and we eat some chocolate, but yesterday we woke up, and the girls said, “Isn’t it Easter?” and we said, “Yes! Let’s eat eggs!”And so we did. It was not our finest holiday moment.Last year, we…
creme fraiche peach cinnamon ice cream
I’ve decided that everything extra that I have in my fridge is going into ice cream. I don’t care if my ice creams have long names–I like a good combination. Screw simplicity. This one comes from a taste memory that goes a way back. It turns out, I actually went to boarding school. Remind me…
Occasionally I teach workshops, and I have one coming up this fall. Join me and stellar novelist 