The table is set and what a beautiful gathering it has been. When I put out the call for the Monthly Mingle Reloaded, I hoped to reconnect ...

I grew up in airports. That’s not literally true, of course, but it captures something about the shape of my childhood: summers spent in I...

From the tiled streets of Lisbon to the misty hills of Sintra and the port cellars of Porto, my journey through Portugal was a visual feas...

"A Virtual Potluck" - back in April 2006, I embarked on a journey to host a monthly virtual potluck on my blog. We might have bee...

If there is one thing the viral Japanese cheesecake teaches you, it is that joy doesn’t have to be complicated. It’s the quiet revelation ...

January always feels like a liminal month to me. Not a clean cut, not a full beginning, more like a soft corridor between worlds. Even tho...

Some recipes arrive quietly and stay. This roasted beetroot with ginger, chives and a peanut lime dip is one of those dishes for me. It is ...