Here we are in the tall cotton season of fresh summer fruits, and I have been making the most of the fresh strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, and cherries at the farmers’ market and local organic grocery store. While not technically in season yet, I also picked up a few peaches last weekend to add to a […]

(Thistle and Stag platter from tamallama) You don’t have to look any further than Girl Scout cookies to see that Americans woefully under-appreciate the simplest of cookies…the shortbread.  Can you even name which one is the shortbread?  Probably not.  Girl Scout Trefoils (aha – the one with the faces on it) account for only 9% of […]