Raise your hands if you’ve seen enough of the kitchen lately. Anyone? I am just about at that point – yes, even me! The holidays are always a blur of delicious food and lots of dirty dishes, and for those of you following the Whole…

Happy New Year everyone! It feels good to be back after a glorious holiday spent with family and friends, and of course lots of food. I really whooped it up over break continuing to experiment with the superb dishes that you submitted to the recipe…

  Hallelujah! We have a winner! Congratulations to Megan B. and her incredible Cranberry & Pear Tart! I have to say, this was not an easy decision my friends. And of all things to win this challenge, a dessert?! Yes, I too am shocked. Entries…

So we’re in the thick of it. Holiday parties, work celebrations, family gatherings and whole lotta food! Everywhere. You can’t swing your party dress without hitting a tray of canapés. In between social events I can hear you complaining about your extraordinary eggnog intake and…

It has taken me years to convince my family and friends that I actually get more exited about a luxurious bottle of olive oil than a cashmere sweater. Clothes, shoes, jewelry? Um, can I eat those? No. All I really care about at Christmas are…

The first soup of autumn has a ceremonial air about it. Anticipating the shortening of days, the colder months ahead, the turning inward and search for warmth, I find myself at the stove once again to create seasonal food at its best. The first soup…

So I’ve seen all the black bean brownies making their merry way around the food blogs, but I still haven’t come across a recipe that, despite the use of legumes, is all that virtuous. Yeah, throw some veggies into a batter of processed sugar and…

  First of all, I need to send out a huge thank you to everyone for your support these past couple weeks. Your emails and messages have meant so much and really kept me up. Yes, it has been an ‘interesting’ time in our lives,…