Cook's Cache

I started this post over a year ago prompted by 2 articles in the October 8 New York Times Magazine (Food Issue), a visit to Portland wh...

If one wants to eat local in New England,  November and December are the Brussels sprouts , apple, cranberry and root vegetable months. T...

This recipe is for Henry. Apple Pie/Apples and Ice Cream  = (Apple Keam) Henry's favorite dessert is Apple Pie, which Chris brings f...

I love the hint of spring paperwhite narcissus bring to a cold January day but have never liked the way the plants collapse and fall over ...

Time to check out the  woods!  For a number of years, (2009 berries at left, 2015 berries below), I have picked a sticky red raspeberry-li...

This is a Father's Day post in honor of Dan, Henry's Dad, who first made this for me.  The book from which this recipe comes, Vij...

While this blog is about food, it's roots are in family recipes and family holiday traditions, mostly food but occasionally plants m...