Pies

There might not be anything more quintessentially English to have around Christmas than traditional mince pies. We’re far more likely to leave a plate of mince pies out for Father Christmas (Santa) than a plate of cookies.  Now, don’t get me wrong, you know I’m …

Can you believe we’re already halfway through January?! That seems crazy to me. Maybe because I spent the first two weeks of the cooped up in my house with shingles so I feel like I missed the first half of the month. Don’t get shingles, …

Happy Pi(e) Day! I’ll be honest, I don’t make a lot of pie. My sister is the pie maker of the family and I’m fine to leave her with that title. I even worked baking pies at a pie shop for 9 months and I …

Winter is here! Actually, winter has been here for a while but I haven’t posted a really comforting winter recipe yet. Today though, that changes. We’ve had a weird winter here in Portland. There have been three “storms” that have kind of shut down the …

We’re about halfway through the very short rhubarb season and this is the first time I’ve used rhubarb this year. It might look like red celery but I can assure you it isn’t. It’s much more delicious than celery. Rhubarb is a pretty tart tasting …