Photo by Heather Kennedy You don't have to be Irish to enjoy this staple of St. Patrick's Day. Traditional Irish Soda Br...
the blog of Anastasia Pollack, crafts editor and reluctant amateur sleuth
Photo by Heather Kennedy You don't have to be Irish to enjoy this staple of St. Patrick's Day. Traditional Irish Soda Br...
Last week mystery author Lesley Diehl told us about her microbrewing mystery series set in upstate New York and gave us a recipe for Gi...
A retired professor of psychology, mystery author Lesley Diehl divides her time between the Butternut River Valley in upstate New York ...
Valentine’s Day is a little more than a week away. Here’s a special treat to surprise your special someone that day. Or any day. Raspbe...
Holiday Cranberry-Almond-White Chocolate Cookies Makes approximately 6 dozen cookies Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 1-1/2 cu...
It’s apple picking season, and that means lots of apple cakes, and crisps, and pies. Apple Cake Ingredients : 2 cups flour 1/4 cup whea...
I’ve mentioned previously how disappointing the zucchini crop was this year, but Cloris recently found a huge zucchini hiding un...
Anastasia is taking the day off and has invited Patrick Del Rosario to guest blog today about turning art into cash. Patrick is part of...
For the first time in years, my zucchini crop wasn't. Normally my one zucchini plant practically devours the state. This yea...
One of my favorite spring fruits is rhubarb. And yes, I know rhubarb is really a veggie, but we eat it like a fruit, and most people think o...