Let’s Turn Over a New Leaf…Cookie!

Let’s Turn Over a New Leaf…Cookie!

My daughter’s birthday is March 7. I have come to think about her birth—so many years ago, now—as the first hopeful sign of Spring to come. The day she was born the sun was shining, but I remember it being cold outside (Could it have been snowing?). When the nurses...
Drunken Mushrooms and Wild Rice Pilaf

Drunken Mushrooms and Wild Rice Pilaf

Well it is the beginning of Carnival season. So when my friend and local mushroom guru Leo suggested I try my hand at Drunken Mushrooms…mais bien sur! I trotted on over to his house to pick up some fresh shitakes and his basic recipe, then headed back to the...