Author: Catherine

maternity or nativity surrounds me not untroublesome rich tomato broth with calamari, shrimp, and clams hand burnt, tongue happy overwhelmed with sweets toffee candy, lots of cookies avoided yule log, gooey and blue best...

walked into the preserve turned right instead of left split log bridges slick with ice exited in a yard took me out to Eastside Road south to Carter’s Lane completely icy found a derelict...

so this is it Sam doesn’t read this can document his gifts ahead of time wood holder in 24″ size for kindling assorted jams, no sugar a tub of almond butter a Maine Gazette...

grateful for my team their competence and dedication how did I get so lucky grateful for a few unscheduled hours needed time to work on combination rules, succession planning grateful for our collaboration with...

no cookies any other time of year but I can’t resist a seasonal bake pistachio hazelnut easy recipe grinding nuts, egg, and sugar in food processor chewy molasses cookies (turned out not chewy) poppy...

Adapted from Cook’s Illustrated A tremendous quantity of soffrito: processed carrots, celery, leeks, garlic, fennel, Hakurei turnips Flavoring: Anchovies, a little chopped fresh rosemary, red pepper flakes Ceci (chickpeas): one cup, cooked in the...

Monday at home, in the woods 12 degrees bundle up and do some forestry clearing path from house back through Crabtree Neck Preserve for snowshoeing when the snow’s replenished getting pleasantly lost and following...