I never really think to make crackers. I had made them once long ago-- I must have been in high school. My mom had a Pampered Chef cook...

The history of doughnuts is intrinsically linked to the celebration of Mardi Gras. "Fat Tuesday" -- the Christian day of reve...

Oh, Valentine's Day. That yearly tension between refusing to succumb to vapid consumerism and the genuine desire to express your love...

HELLO FEBRUARY! Though I went on two long-weekend adventures during the first month of 2015-- one to a cabin in Virginia for New Year...

Last year I was hired by Sandy Spring Museum and Maryland Traditions , the folklife organization for the state, to conduct an initial ...

Happy National Pie Day! Every day is pretty much pie day around here, but I won't turn down an excuse to indulge. Celebrate with a s...

The summer after I graduated college, I moved to Burlington, Vermont. I'd wanted to live in New England for a long time, had a job li...

I came home for Christmas on Tuesday evening and it's pretty much been a cooking, baking and eating marathon ever since. We've ha...

The first aluminum Bundt cake pan was cast in 1950 by H. David Dalquist, who owned the Minneapolis, Minnesota Nordic Ware company. Sim...

Cranberries, along with Concord grapes and blueberries, are fruits uniquely native to North America. Native Americans harvested the tart ...

Back in 2012, Elizabeth Graeber and I decided to collaborate on something. It took us a while to figure out what-- a calendar? a zine? r...

Inspiration for these cookies come from a a few different sources. In the spring of last year I wrote a series for the Southern Foodway...

As usual,  I'll be making a game-time decision on my Thanksgiving pie selections. In general, though I tend to go for at least one cl...

This past August I took a road trip down to Asheville, NC for the Transfigurations II Music Festival , which celebrated 10 years of Har...