Only nineteen more shopping days until Christmas! Have you started shopping yet? A couple of my Facebook friends recently posted status updates about already being done with their gift shopping. Those people amaze me. I used to wait until the last...

Last week's best in recipes and foodie news on the web. RAMBLING SPOON Gourmet may be no more but its Asian correspondent blogs on. Karen takes us to Vietnam with Here and There: Two Extraordinary Thanksgivings. THE KITCHN You have lots of leftover...

Hi everyone! Once again, I apologize for being MIA. Sorry! I've been working in New York City for the past couple of months and, given that I live in central Connecticut, the commute has been a bit rough. Two hours one way and then two hours in the...

Here's a piece of trivia for you- asparagus spears can grow up to ten inches in twenty four hours. Ten inches! Isn't that amazing? Who knows, maybe you'll win a Trivial Pursuit game with that piece of knowledge. I'm really tempted to plant some...

Last week's best in recipes and foodie news on the web. THE RECIPE GIRL Simple but far from basic. Rosemary, blue cheese and butternut squash risotto...mmmmm!! This recipe will please veggies and meateaters alike. THE ARUGULA FILES Restaurant review...