Tonight, I hung up my apron in the kitchen at Paraclete Academy, the South Boston after-school program where I have cooked dinner for 25 kids and teachers every Tuesday night since Dec. 2. The Last Supper, as Linda, the secretary, called it, was bittersweet. Not literally though. The dinner program at Paraclete ends this week. And […]
Finally, these native beauties have returned to my local farm stand! Now, what to do with them…. Should I make ice cream? Or shortcakes? Or mix them with rhubarb for a pie? Perhaps spoon them into cereal or concoct a strawberry seltzer. I simply cannot make up my mind. Maybe I’ll just eat the first […]
And don’t we know it? After this horrific week in Boston, it seemed fitting to end the week with something sweet and comforting, something to eat s l o w l y, savoring every spoonful. So I made Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. I suppose I could have made a cake. Or a pie. But fruit crisps, […]