As it turned out, though, we didn’t need a superhero to make our eagle cheese ball.

Using a 100-year-old recipe handed down by her maternal great grandmother, Sue Parks continues a family tradition started decades ago that makes Christmases extra special.

Soap can be scary, fun, or both.

For Easter this year, I wanted to create a dessert that celebrated the vibrant produce available in spring.

Four simple ingredients, lovingly kneaded and marked with a cross, create the beloved, if lowly, Irish soda bread.

Remember way back at the beginning of the pandemic when we were all jockeying for yeast and discussing sourdough starters? It seems like a distant memory. Lately, I feel I’m thinking more about which local restaurant I want to support tonight.

A little about the finches and other family highlights from the week

Was Halloween just last weekend?

I want to hold onto summer for as long as I can, but I can feel it slipping through my fingers. So, I’ve been making strawberry muffins.

It’s peach season, and the peaches that made their way to my kitchen counter seemed not quite ripe enough for a peach cake. But sometimes you just really want peach cake—and you realize you have time to make one.