A cranberry apple cake for the holidays From the recipe archives with a few edits and notes. No philosophy today. Dust off your cake pan and rustle up some apples and cranberries. Here is a moist and tender apple cake laced with a hint of cinnamon...

Quinoa cookies with pumpkin and spice Dear Reader, Yes, Babycakes, I'm talking to you. You know I love you, right? In fact, I'm crazy about you. I read your comments (beyond ten thousand now!) and I smile at your Twitters (or is the correct...

A chicken soup to cure all ills We've been living on soup since Sunday. No, not turkey leftovers soup. Jewish penicillin soup. You see, Steve- that ordinarily upbeat and tenacious husband of mine- has been feeling a tad under the weather these...

Warm pumpkin scones drizzled with maple nutmeg icing Take a deep breath. Stop. Sit. I understand. I get it. And I know what you're craving. Because I'm craving it, too. After all the pre-Thanksgiving hubbub, after scouring the Internet for...

A delicious acorn squash risotto that is vegan and gluten-free. Looking for a perfect Thanksgiving side dish? Or a vegetarian knock-your-socks-off bowl of creamy goodness? Risotto might fit the bill. This is one of my all-time recipe favorites. In...