I’ve had a request to bring this walnut-blue cheese spread to Thanksgiving—again (it’s THAT good)—so I thought I’d share the recipe—again. I originally spotted this easy recipe on the blog Homesick Texan, and I doctored it a …
I regularly have herb butter on hand in the freezer—so last weekend when Rob grilled some good steaks, I topped each one with a sliver of basil-garlic butter made with ingredients from my garden. My herb …
My friend and former colleague Beth Dean and her husband, Bill (along with their two young daughters), raise heirloom Red Wattle pigs on their family farm east of Cincinnati. I don’t know how they do it: …
I posted back in May of this year about finding the perfect homemade granola recipe after much sampling and experimenting. And just to prove that cooking is, indeed, one big experiment, I’ll share a seasonal revamp …
Completely non food-related, but I had to post about my new favorite thing: a pair of New Balance newSky shoes. They’re made of 95% postconsumer recycled PET bottles, a thin, comfortable sole and chartreuse laces. Each …
On a recent visit to several antique shops, I scored this: a vintage Anchor-Hocking Automatic Food Chopper. I place the word ‘Automatic’ in air quotes, because there’s really nothing automatic about it. But it’s super handy, …
My brother, Bill, and his partner, Terry, have been hard at work for several months toward opening a new bakery and cheese shop in Chicago’s revitalized Uptown neighborhood (on Wilson, three blocks west of Broadway and …
My cookbook, The Findlay Market Cookbook, is Cincinnati’s local cookbook — a celebration of local food as it’s best represented by Cincinnati’s historic public market.
In addition to sharing easy recipes here, I’m the editor of Edible Ohio Valley magazine and the author of “The Findlay Market Cookbook.” I’m a journalist, writer and editor focused on food, wellness and creativity. I love to speak about local food and teach casual cooking classes around the Cincinnati region.
