In January 2024, I held my first Beach Cooking Getaway at our home on Anna Maria Island. I've been thinking about doing this kind of intensive cooking experience for years and decided to just host a couple and see how it went. As it happened, these getaways were my favorite weeks … [Read more...] about Join me for a Beach Cooking Getaway in 2025
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19 Ideas for Holiday Leftovers
Kentucky Hot Browns: a masterful use of holiday leftovers Let's be honest: We all tend to buy and make too much food for holiday meals. I do it every year. And you must have too, or you wouldn't be looking for ideas for Thanksgiving or Christmas leftovers, right? Personally, I … [Read more...] about 19 Ideas for Holiday Leftovers
No Stress Guide to Hosting Holiday Dinner
Hosting a holiday dinner can feel overwhelming. This is especially true if you're a novice cook, or frankly, if you haven't been in charge of planning for a large culinary gathering. All that food, the dishes, the cleaning, the table decor... where to start? I'm here to help. … [Read more...] about No Stress Guide to Hosting Holiday Dinner
Recipe: Mom’s Cranberry Bread
Gently warmed and slathered with butter, this cranberry bread tastes like Christmas morning to me. The flavor is sweet yet tart, and the look beautiful thanks to the cranberries studded throughout. I've been missing my mother, who passed away this year in late September and … [Read more...] about Recipe: Mom’s Cranberry Bread
Irene Flinn 1934 – 2024
My beautiful and amazing mother, Irene, has died. She had turned 90 on the 4th of July this year. She passed away just after midnight on the first day of autumn. If you read my third book, Burnt Toast Makes You Sing Good, you know all about my mother. She was the lead … [Read more...] about Irene Flinn 1934 – 2024
