For me, a big part of the holidays is the nibbles we had leading up to the big meal of the day. Growing up in Wisconsin, that meant sliced cheddar, Owl’s Nest or Swiss Colony cheese spreads, Ritz crackers, and plenty of summer sausage.
Over the past two years I have expanded my cured meat [...]
Once you make a huge life change it’s hard to plan out your days. Actually, that’s not true. The planning is the easy part. The follow through? Not so much.
The weather here has cooled off into the low 80s, which is how we know it’s autumn. Instinctively we know these days are always coming, [...]
Thanks to everyone who entered my first-ever giveaway!
I loved reading everyone’s responses. It’s so great to see how many of you are still making that first special recipe.
And now, the winner is …
Jill Marlowe
Congratulations! Please send me an e-mail at meganmyers at gmail dot com so I can get your prize [...]
One of the things I like most about Julia Child is that she didn’t start cooking in earnest until she was halfway through her thirties. And she ended up becoming the name in cooking in the United States.
Everyone has to start somewhere. Even if you are barely boiling water right now, with a bit [...]











