Farm

This year I’ve had the pleasure of spending almost two months in Texas, which may be the most time I’ve been there since I moved to New York...

Sometimes the simplest dishes are the best. Take peaches and cream, for instance. When a peach is ripe and in season, it doesn’t need much t...

So, I spent the past two years working on another book and today it’s published. Would you like to see a preview? Like my first book, there ...

The other night I dreamt that I was in Texas. It was the end of my visit, and I hadn’t seen many wildflowers while I was there, but as we pu...

“Austin made me the best chicken fajitas,” said my grandma. “I have never had chicken taste so good.” My uncle is more renown for his squash...

I stayed with a friend in Austin this past week. When I arrived at her house, I handed her a Fredericksburg peach that I’d picked up in the ...

I’m heading home in a couple of days, and since I won’t arrive to the farm until late Thursday morning, I’ve been trying to figure out dishe...

I went apple picking in Connecticut with my mom last weekend. It wasn’t the first time I’d picked apples—we have apple trees at the family f...

Greetings from Texas! I have spent the past few days tooling around the state, reuniting with college friends in Dallas, visiting my grandmo...

It’s that time of year when we our thoughts are simultaneously in the past via reflection and the future via resolution. It’s also that time...

There are pies and then there is my grandma’s chocolate pie. It’s a luscious chocolate custard resting on a flaky, almost salty crust, toppe...

I recently went to Texas to look at real estate and visit family, as many of you may know. What you don’t know is that I made up most of my...

Lard. I have to admit that for most of my life that I’ve been terrified of the stuff. Be it schoolyard taunts that used the word, or the abs...

I made an unexpected trip to Texas last week: it was to attend my grandfather’s funeral. And while words can’t express my sadness, I know th...

Even though the days are growing longer and the month of March begins in just a few days (does Daylight Saving Time start soon? That sunshin...

As I exited the highway and drove towards Chambersville, I marveled at how long I’d been making this journey—every twist and turn on the cou...

Sixty years ago, my dear grandparents were married. A few days before the wedding, my grandfather’s mother wrote a letter to my grandmother’...

Well, I’ve been to Texas. And while I thought most of my homesickness was rooted in missing Tex-Mex and barbecue, after spending two days at...