We like grapes and often have them for dessert. Our favorites are “Holiday grapes” and “Cotton Candy grapes”. But they are not always availa...

Some time ago, my wife got a great big box of rice Krispies cereal (and mini marshmallows). Her reason was that, as a kid, she used to like ...

This is another one of my wife’s baking projects. She saw this recipe on the King Arthur web site . She thought the use of “00” flour, (whic...

This is an off-shoot of the “ Cheese grits casserole ” my wife made. Realizing these grits cakes were basically the same texture as traditio...

Recently we purchased a box of grits to make a dish of shrimp and grits . But the quantity of grits we used to make that dish didn’t make a ...

When we went to Whole Foods the other day. my wife picked up a package of fresh strawberries. After coming home, I asked why she got the str...

We regularly eat home-made yogurt with fruit as a part of breakfast. Among the fruit we use, our favorite is mango. Quality mango can be  “...

I am not sure how my wife decided to make this. (Note from wifey: I decided to make this particular dish because by mistake we bought a box ...

Although my wife has previously made this cake, Ricotta-filled Valentine's day "Wacky" cake , some years ago for Valentine’s d...

This is one of my wife’s baking projects. This recipe appeared as “Dori Greenspan’s Custardy Apple Squares” in Washington Post which drew my...

This is another of my wife’s baking projects. The original recipe appeared in Washington Post  as “Sweet potato bread with dates and cranber...

This is another one of my wife’s PA Dutch baking projects. This is based on a recipe in Marsh Adams “PA Dutch cookbook”. My wife made this a...

This is a very interesting pâté recipe from “ Frog Commissary Cookbook ” my wife found. This is a pâté made of white beans and nuts. The col...

This is one of my wife’s baking projects. She found this pie recipe in her old cookbook called “From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens”. This pie...

Recently, in keeping with the fall season, we got a whole Japanese “Kabocha” 南瓜 squash from Weee, I made the classic Japanese stewed kabocha...

This is another of my wife’s baking projects. Although my wife is not PA Dutch, she grew up in rural Pennsylvania and is very fond of the PA...

This is one of my wife’s appetizer projects. This is a savory and cheesy butter biscuit. The recipe came from the King Arthur. Ingredien...

My wife grew up in rural Pennsylvania and although she is not Pennsylvania Dutch herself. She is very fond of the many Pennsylvania Dutch di...

This is another one of my wife’s baking projects. This could be eaten as a part of breakfast or appetizer. Nice slightly sweet biscuits with...

The other day, my wife picked up two yellow squash from Whole Foods. This led us to question, “What is the difference between “zucchini” and...