December 17, 2010 
Bonnie 
“Are you having the Winter Solstice Party this year?” Yes, and I’m at the end of the three-month party preparation marathon! Ack!! In September of 1994 I became the proud owner of a house that predates the Great Chicago Fire.
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Less Fruity Fruitcake
Fruitcake. Although much maligned, I love these holiday loaves. I know I may be ostracized from this, our 21st century American society, for saying so. But I just can’t help it. Molasses being one of my favorite baking ingredients, I
Entertaining with Sarah Leah Chase
I had no idea who Sarah Leah Chase was until 1989 when a sailing friend gave me a copy of the Nantucket Open-House Cookbook in a beautiful birthday gift basket. The seashore colors of the cover appealed to me that summer,
Apple Pie Weather
We're well into Autumn, and that means apple pie weather. Crisp breezes, blue skies, frenetic squirrels and Michigan apples piled high at the markets, command that I dig out my all-time favorite apple pie recipe and get baking. Blue Ribbon
