There is a magical window of time when fresh figs are abundant, and now is the time. Soft and fragrant, fresh figs are oh-so-ethereal to eat. Their flavor is delicate yet nuanced. Depending on the variety, they can be sweet and winey, honeyed or grassy.Black Mission figs are the smallest 鈥� ...
I鈥檝e heard that necessity is the mother of invention, which is definitely true when it comes to speedy meals.When the kids are hungry, they are hungry 鈥� no ifs, ands or buts about it.I endeavor to have things pre-made for those 鈥淚鈥檓 starving鈥� moments, but I don鈥檛 always succeed, ...
Sometimes, all we need is a cookie. Nothing comforts or pleases more than a fresh-baked homemade cookie. It could be for a simple snack, an afternoon pick-me-up or an impulsive sugary indulgence. Or perhaps there鈥檚 a need for a soothing sweet diversion from, say, a bout of back-to-school ...
The end of summer means many things to me: Labor Day barbecues, back-to-school excitement, shorter days and ... loads of tomatoes. Yes, I鈥檓 talking tomatoes 鈥� cherry tomatoes, to be exact. It鈥檚 the time of year when the garden is lobbing bushels of vegetables at us faster than a tennis ...
As we get ready to send our kids to school, one of the questions that must be asked is about lunch 鈥� buy at school or pack?School lunches are priced pretty well, but are they what you want your kids to eat? Are they healthy enough, are they getting enough energy? The brain uses 20% of our ...
Wedding bells chimed in Monongahela Sunday as couples tied the knot in Chess Park alongside a record-setting wedding cookie table.The park was filled with thousands of cookies as people poured in to set the record for the largest wedding cookie table on the final day of the city鈥檚 250th ...
