We had as much fun saying the name of Molly's Christmas dessert this year as we had eating it (and I'm pretty sure I ate more of it than anyone). This year, she combined her love of baking and trees with her passion for foraging and came up with a Buche de Noel that included [...]
My sister Jenny turns 50 tomorrow and she is jumping into that decade with a head full of glee. Those first five decades have been full of accomplishments, and she has big plans for the next. I'm excited to tag along. We've called her Boomer since she was a spunky little sprite who made my [...]
My daughter Molly once mentioned the fascinating concept that we can trace human history through grain, and I have been somewhat obsessed ever since. For instance, all that sourdough bread baked during this past year carries with it both the angst and the genuine desire to soothe we've each experienced as we have made our [...]
Some seasons seem to pass more quickly than others, maybe because they are so sweet. Cherry season, for instance, rolls in gently on a cloud of soft, pink petals, produces bright red bursts of tasty fruit and disappears too soon, leaving behind an ordinary tree -- still sturdy, still useful, but far less interesting. Houses [...]
Of course, Molly threw her own 21st birthday party. She'd been waiting to celebrate this day for years. "I just want to be able to go where my family and friends go," she said, having grown up the youngest in both her family and her grade. Saturday night in Minneapolis her friends and family went [...]