Recipes – Page 9 – The Well-Cooked Life

As the Smiths sang, Peas, Peas, Peas, let me get what I want… lf you want, can listen to me

Three blind cakes. See how they wait. See the swans the ugly ducklings turned into…listen as I mix my metaphors

When my grandmother turned 95 a couple of years ago I asked her if she felt her age. She paused

Cowboy Cookies, file under huge

So which image appeals more to you? My husband likes cookies (I really might not have been able to marry

I have a meat cleaver aimed directly at my mother. She and I lock eyes. Despite my mother’s attempts at

Everyone talks about yoga the way they talk about sex when they finally get good at it or the way

If the day starts with the following questions all happening at the same time as everyone converges in your kitchen

This is just to say I like to eat plums* split and dusted with brown sugar perhaps a squeeze of

Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake

Today is a big day. The youngest is now 4. “Even my shadow is bigger,” he says. There are crayon-streaked

Morocco – Part 1

I know blog posts are meant to be short and easily digested. However, along with the now-defunct idea of curling

In Which the Mother Drinks Beer

Confession #1: I am a lightweight. This means that a beer or a glass of wine is about all I

Oh, Darlings, it’s just so sad not to be in the UK for their 4-day weekend in celebration of the

Good Haircut, Bad Year, Good Food

You know you’re at the market too much when the cashier comments on your new haircut. This morning when I

Love Letter to My Soda Stream

Dear SS, It’s late. It’s dark. I’m the only one awake and you’re the only one who knows. I’ve been

Corn, Feta, and Black Bean Salad

I could eat this all day…my daughter scoops it up by the spoonful. My husband, a newly converted bean-eater, delights

I am a big believer in breakfast for dinner. A few weeks ago I made a whole week of breakfast-dinners

Gift Baskets

Custom Gift basket from EMMA’S PANTRY featuring eco-friendly basket, rhubarb syrup for vanilla ice cream, Too Many Cooks: Kitchen Adventures

We’re back from a few days of off-season fun on Martha’s Vineyard. We walked in the rain, took the puppy

Berries, Glass, Canning

I have always had a thing for glass. Maybe I was a ship in a bottle in a past life.

Vegetable Crunch…Meal in a Bowl

I am huge fan of the meal-in-a-bowl. This is not just the lazy parent’s guide to fewer dishes, but because