I wanted to remind you guys about the year 1993, just in case you’d forgotten about it. It was not the year punk broke, no, that was 1991. Evidently, though, the flannel was still flying in 1993. At least, it was on my friends. I was a strict adherent of the baggie hoodie look, as [...]

I spent last weekend at Lake George celebrating the wedding of one of my oldest and closest friends. It was a perfectly-planned wedding, with just the right mix of tradition (the white dress, the toasts) and innovation (we all played kazoos to the tune of “All You Need is Love” for the processional). The setting [...]

I forgot to post about my mind-blowing breakfast of week 3, but in the meantime, here is the scrumptious meal Dan and I put together for week 4. We’re about to head up to Lake George for the wedding of some good friends, and had to use up a lot of the veggies in the [...]

This shot is about as close as I get to food porn.

That’s mostly because my camera is not cut out for the dim light of my kitchen. This was shot in the studio, a place where food usually isn’t.
Truly a breakfast of champions, my friends, and all the better because Dan can actually make an [...]

Folks, what do you do with your books?

Amazing bookcase by Yvestown.
Being nerdy college grads and designers, the both of us, Dan and I come equipped with tons and tons (literally, probably) of books, many of them large, unwieldy, and potentially useful as dinner tables.
Since we’ve moved from place to tiny place so frequently in the [...]

Making up for lost time here, as we were on the road — driving cross-country — for week one.
As you can see, for dinner last night we made a mostly local pesto pizza. We usually make our own pizza crusts (Dan makes a killer pizza), but tried a locally made crust from the co-op this [...]

I received this email this morning from Dan, at work:
From: Dan
To: Frances
Date: July 6, 2007 9:12:21 AM ED
Subject: Someone brought in a whole, beautiful cherry pie for breakfast.
Ohhhhhhhh! So good.

We arrived at the market late, apparently, and we nearly missed it because there seemed to be only one vendor, perched on the back bumper of her car with the hatchback open and a row of coolers inside, presumably hiding luscious stores of leafy greens. My heart sank. It had been a morning of ups [...]

Yesterday we decided that there would be no better way to celebrate July 4th in our new home than a hike part of the Appalachian Trail, which conveniently traipses over a few nearby hills and right through our town. What could be more American than a 2160-mile long footpath that traverses almost the entire length [...]

Officially, and for the first time, I am a One Local Summer participant.

At long last, I’m in real local food territory, with the lucky break of being as close to Vermont as possible without living there. This means, of course, that it’s super-easy to find stunning local cheeses, including this smooth chère from the Vermont [...]