September 24th, 2012 by
When summer fades gracefully into autumn rhythms and we start pulling out the long-sleeved wool, packing lunchboxes, and harvesting our gardens, there’s a quiet reverence that transports me to my childhood.
I always enjoyed the first weeks of school, seeing the crisp frost on the ground as I walked down my long driveway to catch the bus, and picking that first ripe apple from the tree at our neighboring orchard.
April 26th, 2012 by
Recipe: Oatmeal Cookies
There’s nothing – NOTHING – like a warm cookie and a cold glass of milk.
Back in the day, this meant Mom’s homemade cookies: oatmeal, peanut butter, sugar, or chocolate chip – period.
Things like chai shortbread, lavender tuiles, and green tea macarons were not yet even a glimmer in a progressive baker’s eye.
July 4th, 2011 by
Oh, no, not more HEALTHY STUFF.
Whole wheat flour. Oats. Fiber-rich dried cranberries.
Walnuts, which the FDA agrees can reduce your cholesterol.
And that’s not all.
June 17th, 2011 by
It’s a beautiful afternoon, isn’t it? The laundry is done, the lawn all mowed. You’ve finished the paperback you picked up at a yard sale yesterday and you’re aching to get out and stretch your legs in the sunshine. Have you ever heard of…
August 25th, 2010 by
Ed. note: Irene Shover, our newest blogger, is a former home economics teacher, and now a member of our King Arthur baking resource team. Welcome, Irene!
When I was 12 years old, my aunt’s house held two things that piqued my curiosity… a bowl of yeast bread dough rising on the kitchen counter, and a copy of Peyton Place on the living room bookshelf.
Auntie was all too willing to share that yeast bread recipe; but I swear she and Mom conspired to catch me every time my fingers touched the cover of Grace Metalious’ novel.
