Our pasta bowl is a little boring, perhaps some new shapes?

This week, we enjoyed a little rain, a little sun, and definite hints of autumn in the air, including one quite chilly night where it dipped into the 50s. My crabapples are falling, and there is the lightest touch of color coming on the leaves around here. Colder areas and the hills and mountains of…

It’s the Season of Way Too Much, but we’re ready!

After a muggy, hazy day yesterday, there was a distinct chill in the air last night. We fell asleep with the window wide open and crickets serenading us, quite loudly. There’s one poor fellow who is stuck in the garage and we can’t seem to find him, three days he’s been calling out and yesterday…

Let’s make this easy: One pan or dish, no recipe. Are you with me?

We could call the The Season of Ease. At this time of year, we have vegetables of every possible type, sometimes in great abundance, and dinner is easy. When my kids were small and I relied heavily on my garden, supper in the summer was often a collection of whatever vegetables were in abundance on…