Part of my Tines Union story, February 2022. See it here, or read below. Weekends call for a pan filled with a homemade something, a well-deserved treat for the week, a job well done. Enter the peanut butter loaf cake. Easy to make, filled with simple ingredients and flavors that […]

Here’s another recipe that was part of my January story, all about keeping teenagers from ordering too much take out. Read the whole column here. And, here’s the rest of the recipes: Middle Eastern Spiced Steak Wraps and Cous Cous Salad with Pickled Onions. Elliot, and everyone in our house, […]

A sweet, caffeinated drink for a holiday morning! Use whatever booze you like, or have on hand. Part of my December Times Union story. Read it over here.

This recipe goes along with my December Times Union column. Read the story here, about trading time together for the usual holiday gifts.

From my November 2021 Times Union story, Thanksgiving Traditions and the Foods to Match. The pie I’ll make this year is a shake up of old traditions. Everyone in our house loves pumpkin pie, and it must be part of the dessert table, but why not change it up? In […]

Here is a cake. A simple, fall-flavored cake. There are always apples knocking around in our crisper, the sad apples that are bruised or a little soft that no one wants to eat. I am their savior, and use them in cakes, which is much preferable to the compost. If […]

I wrote this recipe to go along with a Times Union story, all about hard conversations with family at the dinner table. Read it here (the TU site) or here (mine). It goes with recipes for Beet Tabbouleh with Feta Cheese and Quinoa, and Rice and Beans with Crispy Green […]