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Clafouti

Clafouti

This is one of our favorite summertime desserts, and with cherries in season right now, it’s the perfect time to make it. It isn’t very photogenic – at least mine isn’t. Fortunately, it tastes much better than it looks. I have tried a number of 

Rose Petal Jam

Rose Petal Jam

Before last summer I’d never made any kind of jam or jelly. I’d cooked up some strawberries and peaches and made freezer jam, but it just isn’t the same thing as a proper jam or jelly. Then I had a bumper crop of grapes (nearly 

Garlic and Rosemary Pork Chops

Garlic and Rosemary Pork Chops

For years I followed the standard advice about nutrition and dutifully cut back on meat and just about eliminated fat – especially saturated fat. This meant leaving behind many foods from my childhood, including this one I learned from my Italian grandmother. Now that I know 

Chili

Chili

Our weather has the characteristics of a roller coaster this time of year. We’ll have several days of temperatures in the 80s, then suddenly the clouds roll in, the temperature drops about 40 degrees and our lawns and gardens get some much needed water. Occasionally