at yvonne's table

Roasted Pear Cake with Brown Butter Glaze

      I haven’t been cooking and baking all that much these last few months. Working full time, trying to figure out how to balance work life with family life, and where the cooking comes in is a puzzle. Getting a good meal on the table when you walk in the door after 7pm gets complicated. I have been experimenting with different ways to make the week easier. Some weeks I cook enough on Sunday…

My friend Catherine makes THE BEST potato salad. (I know this to be true because my daughter says it is so). It is in the French style, served room temperature. It is tangy and mellow, with a bit of shallot, dijon mustard and herbs. I am always trying to make it taste as good, but I always fall short. This past week, at the Harwich Farmer’s Market, I picked up some Adirondack red potatoes, which…

I am always sad when I have to say goodbye to summer. The long days, the bright sun, the softness in the air, it all just makes life a little bit sweeter. The last weeks of August have always been my favorite. Part of the reason is that they are traditionally the weeks I get to spend with my family on Cape Cod. This year that week slid into the first week of September. The farmer’s markets were…