Food & Drink

Be a Good Human

I didn’t expect to have a puzzle & puff pastry on this week’s bingo card... WAIT, the world is coming apart at the seams and I'm talking about puzzles …

Jan 9 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

All Gingerbread

all the time... Thankfully gingerbread order has been restored.

Dec 13, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

filled with flavors and fragrances... The first recipe I ever made was for cinnamon toast, a project that appeared in a book that I continually checked…

Nov 7, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Recipes are Stories

especially during blackberry season... I read recipes like others turn to poetry or study sacred texts. Recipes are stories of past, present, and…

Sep 26, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

When life feels like it’s gone off the rails, lost all restraint and devolved into the worst of humanity, kitchen creations and gatherings around the…

Sep 19, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

My garden is parched and depleted—as am I. I’m ready for summer to be gone and I’m looking forward to a moment of celestial equilibrium on the autumn…

Sep 5, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

‘Pennsylvania Dutch Tea’, a broad-leaf thyme, is my forever favorite thyme in the garden. Like the name implies, the herb is said to brew a good strong…

Jul 11, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Life is Good & Delicious

and the berries are coming in hot... Growing gardeners of all ages deserve the very best of our efforts to nurture community and protect a healthy…

Jul 4, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Tonic: a medicine that strengthens and invigorates... Sweet woodruff is a rambling ground cover that colonizes shady nooks in the garden, forming a…

May 2, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

This week's index of delight... with cake!

Apr 14, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

this week's index of delight... "In the kitchen, make the world you long for." Tamar Adler

Apr 7, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

Seizing Citrus Season

squeezing the best out of life... I once wrote that “orange is my spirit guide — energetic, optimistic, and a little bit tart.” To add to your citrus…

Jan 31, 2025 • Lorene Edwards Forkner

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