When I was nine years old, I spent an afternoon with my Aunt Jane learning to bake pies. I was rewarded with bites of warm apples and buttery crust, as well as a badge for my Girl Scouts sash. I haven’t baked a pie since. Until last week. I had a bag of ripe white [...]

What’s your favorite summer fruit? Strawberries are at the top of my list, though peaches come in a close second. Especially this year. Peanut must be a big fan. Do you know what pairs perfectly with ripe peaches? Cinnamon. And brown sugar. And oats. And vanilla bean ice cream. This recipe combines all of these [...]

Nick and I play our fair share of Scrabble (and I’m anxious to break in Bananagrams), but there are few other games suitable for two people. (If you have suggestions, please share!) So one of our favorite things about going to Dover is clearing the dinner plates off the dining room table and settling in [...]

I’m not ashamed to admit that we’ve developed an obsession with blueberries. We add them to smoothies and salads and waffles, and we eat them plain by the handful. (Thank goodness their season is longer than strawberry season.) Most nights we top vanilla Greek yogurt with blueberries and granola, but some nights we crave a [...]

It seemed appropriate to serve a refreshing cocktail to our wedding guests on August 28th. We were assuming, of course, that it would be hot and humid, as is typical of summertime in central Pennsylvania. Mother Nature threw us a curve ball, though, and we celebrated our matrimony on a cloudy, cool, rainy day. Of [...]