Good heavens, this blog needs a good old-fashioned apple pie, and quick. We’re just shy of two years here, and there are probably 700 times as many cakes as there are pies on this blog. That won’t seem outrageously incongruous to anybody except me, but only because I’ve never let you in on a dirtyContinue Reading

I’ve always called this wassail. My dictionary, however, is infuriatingly insistent that if it’s not alcohol, it’s not wassail. So I have to concede because, well, this is an alcohol-free beverage. And that’s when things get a little awkward, because I’ve just had a fight with Webster, and Webster won. But . . . IContinue Reading

Okay everybody, raise your hand if you LOVE January. . . . I agree. You know why? Nothing happens in January. The holidays are over. And it’s just cold. Sure, it’s cold in December too, but December cold is purposeful because it’s Christmas time. December cold is fun because you cozy up by the fireplaceContinue Reading