Pears are a quintessential fall fruit.  Fragrant, sweet, and floral, they pair well with another favorite, the tart cranberry.  Combining th...

I love homemade bread, but who has time to make great, crusty bread on a regular basis?  With all the mixing, kneading, and proofing require...

I know I haven't been posting quite as much lately, and I am sincerely hoping to remedy that soon, but with a new year of teaching begin...

Fig newtons are one of those cookies (are they a cookie?) that seem a little healthier than others, and sometimes I crave fig newtons when I...

It is said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.  It is also, in my experience, the most rushed and hectic as I try to gathe...

Figs are magical.  Floral, soft and sensual, they are symbols of fertility, abundance, and enlightenment in various cultures around the worl...

I am so thankful that fall is right around the corner, and one thing I love about fall is the fruit.  Apples, figs, pears...they are all won...