Roaming the woods searching for the perfect Christmas tree is easier said than done. My fourteen year-old black lab, Miss Bit, ran along beside us, keeping a keen eye out for stray rabbits that…
Final Harvest Like much of the world, we have been plunged into darkness and cold for the next few months of winter. The harvest is over and our final haul consisted of…
Pesto di Noce, walnut pesto, is one of my favorite versions of this beautiful Italian sauce. I first found a recipe for it in a Saveur article, "Glorious Pesto," but I lost…
Sitting at my desk on Sunday morning, a little nervous each time another major gust came along, I heard the crack. With knowing resolve, I got up and headed to the…
The weather is tempering and the leaves are already falling from the trees. My apologies to all of you that despise the shortening of the days, but autumn is upon…
I can't remember a summer where I've enjoyed the fruits and vegetables of the season more than this one. Although it was a busy summer with work and more house…
Thankfully the renovation storms inside have died down, but the summer storms outside have raged many nights. It seems that three or four blow through each week, marked as blobs of…
Cherry Belle Radish & Mustard Greens When it's a heat index of 115+, the produce cries to come inside for dinner. I oblige.
With it being nearly 100 degrees in Northeast Virginia with no pool in sight, writing about the garden seemed like a much better deal than working in it. It has been three…
With better weather also comes the time to catch up on old projects that got waylaid during winter. That includes going through the masses of antique cast iron lying around. I…