Foraging for Dinner Ideas? Think Morels. It’s Spring!

I was on a quest to find some early rhubarb the other day when I walked into Volante Farms in Needham. Sadly, there wasn’t a reddish pink stalk to be found, but, wait, are those morels???? Spring has truly sprung! Morels are mushrooms (for you fungi-challenged), a tasty gourmet delicacy shaped like little honeycombed cone […]

Auntie went a little cuckoo with the coconut for the kids! #easter #cupcakes (at home)

New York Times’ Easter Fruit Bread hot from the oven! #easter #bread (at home)

Easter = Italian Ham + Cheese Pie

My great aunt Rose Ciampi Russo, mother of five, aunt to hundreds, will always be known for her ham and cheese pie at Easter. I have no clue how many she baked, but it had to be dozens. Thankfully, one or two always found there way up the street to my grandparents’ house where we […]