I've been longing to try a leek and potato soup since... well, it's been a long time. The simplest way to go about this is to purch...

We've been enjoying homely things of late -- "homely" in the English sense, that is. I've never understood the American u...

Some dear friends of ours recently adopted their first baby -- it has been a long journey, but now they hold a precious little one in their...

A friend and I have been indulging our love for tea by getting together for little luncheons now and then. It's delightful to have an e...

Today is a grey, quiet sort of day. Perfect for puttering, reading, and baking. There's a batch of bread in the oven and a pumpkin carv...

Considering that chicken pot pie is one of Pablo's favorite meals, it really is inexcusable that it's taken me approximately eight m...

June was Pablo's birthday month, and we celebrated with a quiet supper at home. On the menu? His favorite, Broccoli Cheese Soup. The re...

Terrible, terrible things can happen when you decide to have dinner at 10:00 at night. Especially if you're tired. Especially if you...

I am grateful for a peaceful Christmas. For precious time spent with my dear family. For the delicious aroma of our beautiful live tree (ou...

My father is the king of caramel apples. While he was attending Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, he worked in the Candy Kitchen at th...

My dear parents surprised me with a belated birthday present a few weeks ago -- a result of our recent move, combined with my mother's t...

For our church's annual Easter brunch, I decided to pull out a favorite muffin recipe that I hadn't used in a while. Oatmeal-Applesa...

When I mentioned the cookie exchange at our church, several readers asked for the recipe for English Toffee Balls -- and here it is! Ingred...

I have to admit, I have never come across a potato quite like this before. I'm still trying to figure out what it looks like. Maybe a ...

When my dad first tasted a friend's pound cake a few years ago, he begged her for the recipe. She very kindly obliged, and wrote out the...

In celebration of the opening of The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian , my sister and I decided to have a Narnian party. One of my dear...