Late last winter I discovered that trees other than sugar maple could be tapped and the sap turned into syrup. I was very excited to try this with our two silver maple trees, but it was too late in the winter for me to gather …

I wish I had a better name for these. I think they deserve a name all their own that doesn’t make them sound like junk food wannabes. After all, many cultures have their own versions of little pies that fit in one’s hand. We’re just …

It’s probably no surprise that in my house, cooking together is an activity we all enjoy. And sometimes in the process of teaching the youngest member something new, I learn something, too. The most recent example was how to make better scrambled eggs. I thought …

  This morning I wanted to make something a bit different for breakfast. We had some good Italian sausage left over from our pizza making the day before, along with fresh mushrooms, mozzarella cheese and some other pizza toppings. I’ve got dough in the refrigerator, …