Mention living on an island and what springs to mind is an existence far from the concerns of busy mainlanders, a place where everyday ca...

Butchering your own meat can be intimidating, especially if, like me, you're not all that familiar with the traditional cuts and wher...

I promise I'll get back to writing soon, but in the meantime I'm enjoying this spectacular fall weather. Hope you are, too!

Pander: verb 1. to act as a pander; to provide gratification for others' desires. Especially: "pander to the basest emotions....

Health care is a big topic these days in many sectors, not just in Congress, and many Portland restaurateurs are taking the unusual step o...

When a friend offered me one of her sheep that was going to be slaughtered this fall, I couldn't have said yes fast enough. After all...

Harvest 2013 is winding down. The last of the grapes are picked and heading into the wineries to be sorted, crushed and made into…well, w...

I don't normally write about the latest-and-greatest restaurant news, since there are other places that do that job and do it well ( ...

"Throughout my childhood, happiness was honey for breakfast. And when oatmeal wasn't on the menu I slurped at honey combined wit...

My friend Linda is traveling in Transylvania. She sent this photo and said "this is fresh sheep's cheese ready to brine. Just in...

I go a little crazy this time of year. I feel the chill in the air, hear the leaves crunching underfoot and piling a little deeper every ...

I heard my e-mail inbox ping with an incoming message. The subject line: "Sharoooooms!!!" It was from one of my favorite peop...

Chef Kathryn LaSusa Yeomans of The Farmer's Feast and farmer Roger Konka kick off another season of their field-to-pop-up dinners, r...

Last week marked the end of our 12th summer season at Hillsdale Farmers' Market . As that market closed at 1:00, we didn't even m...

I love islands. As someone who's grown up on those vast tracts of land commonly called continents, islands have always held a certain...

My friend Linda is in Transylvania, revisiting old friends from previous travels and, because she is the kind of warm and compassionate p...