Spoonfeeding Casanova

On this last day of September, I've been thinking about the waning days of summer weather and the sweet heirloom tomatoes and waterme...

Growing up, one of my mom's dessert specialties was strawberry shortcake with an angel food base.  "It's such a healthy dess...

In early autumn, figs start to fall from the trees in Virginia.  Since moving here almost four years ago now, I've begun to associate...

It's still August, but strangely enough we've had a few chilly and rainy days in Virginia.  I love wedding soup (and had an ama...

It's well into peach season in Virginia, and I'm a sucker for a good peach pie (or for any good pie, really).  And the farme...

My favorite thing about New York in the summertime?  The cold borscht--served only seasonally--by the Polish and Russian restaurants in...

On a cold July night in Amsterdam, I ate dinner at a little restaurant called La Falote , serving traditional Dutch food prepared by th...