Adventures in Cooking

I love savory pies. The buttery crumb, the salty filling, the alluring spices—it’s all good in my book. And tamale pie is a wonderfully southwestern take on such a dish. I’ve been making this for a while now, I first came across it years ago after hosting a photography worksop in New Mexico. We cooked primarily from the classic...

I’m bestowing you this elderberry syrup through a smoky haze, as the local wildfires have arrived about a month early this year. We are lucky in that our home is very airtight, so the smoke isn’t getting into the house, but my heart goes out to the folks and animals who don’t have the luxury. Despite the abysmal air quality, I ...

My raspberry bushes were subpar this year. I ended up with just about a cup of berries for 5 very large raspberry plants, which left me very sad indeed. But to be fair, I didn’t really prune them last/this year because I was so focused on writing my book that I missed most of my garden chores. But luckily, the market shelves ha...

If you couldn’t tell from the continuation of my cherry kick from last week, I may have bought too many cherries. As such, I am plopping myself into your inbox with yet another delicious cherry recipe. Namely, this delightfully juicy, sweet, tangy, and spongey cherry cobbler. The cobbler bit is an easy-to-throw-togethe...