I feel like I am supposed to say that the foods I remember most from my childhood were prepared from memory by my grandmother over the course of an entire Sunday, pressing pinches of love onto my cheek with one hand while she stirred and stirred the contents of a bubbling kettle with the other. […]

No matter where I turn this time of year, I encounter recipes for Chicken and Dumplings that taunt me with their thick, chicken-y goodness.  They’re a classic comfort food – right there next to the macaroni and cheese and beef stew – and now I can finally enjoy my own version with all of the hearty […]

Last weekend Kayte introduced me to the German Baked Pancake.  More like an enormous popover than a pancake, the entire thing is baked in an oven-proof skillet and served in wedges.  I don’t know how I managed to live nearly thirty years without knowing about this dish.  Shameful!