Cookbooks from a century or so ago usually included “icebox cookies” in their desserts section. These were generally quite rich cookies that could be stirred up in the evening, formed into a roll, and chilled until the next day–probably when the woodstove was being heated up to bake the day’s bread as well. Today of…

When cleaning out my refrigerator recently, I discovered four partially finished jars of homemade jam. There were two jars of cherry jam, one of my own, just barely started, and another with just a little of my daughter-in-law’s incredible spicy recipe–just enough for a breakfast of homemade toast with a peanut butter and jam topping….

According to T.S. Eliot, “April is the cruelest month,” and this year that seemed to ring true, weather-wise. But now in May, the grass is bright green, the birds are singing, and it is time to lighten up our menus at least a little. For me, spring is the time to bring out some lemon…