January 14, 2011 
Bonnie 
Oh, how I adore scones! Not the cakey ones that make you think of muffins, but the flaky ones that make you think of a really good biscuit. It may be this craving is in my genes and due to
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Winter Solstice Party Menu Planning
“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.
Apple Martini Time
I should be writing about my new favorite Italian cookbook, Rick Tramonto’s Osteria, and his luscious recipe for minestrone soup. But it’s been a hard week, and I’ve got sour apple martini’s on the brain (and one in my hand).
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,
