Journal — Recipe

A few years ago, Ben became deeply passionate about the fate of the American chestnut. The American chestnut was once one of the great American trees, rivaling the Giant Sequoia in size and lifespa...

Now it is early spring, we are down to the last of just about everything, including the blueberries we picked back in high summer. 

Inspired by an episode of a favorite cartoon, our three-year-old asked to make a cheesecake. Here's our kid-friendly recipe that's also perfect for adults who say things like "I don't bake much, bu...

"What about zucchini fritters?" my mom asked. I had been lamenting the over-abundance of zucchini this time of year when two-thirds of household aren't fans of the stuff sautéed, grilled, shaved in...

This Rhubarb Upside Down Cake is cooked in a cast iron pan, uses the produce of spring, and has been a staple of our family for over a decade.

This morning I was harvesting tomatoes in the garden, pulling weeds and cursing out hornworms. August is when my garden takes over from me. Or, rather, I resign to it. What hasn’t worked this year...

Flourless chocolate cake is a dessert that has been part of my kitchen journey since nearly the beginning. From the moment I was allowed to turn the oven on by myself, I wanted to know how to turn ...