Notes from Val's Kitchen

I am after the recipe for the homemade pizza I remember so vividly from my teenage years. A pillowy crust made from Val's homemade white...

  It's so God damned cold today I can barely make it through my morning workout. I pushed it from the usual 7am to 3 hours later allowin...

  I know I am not the only one who is missing gathering with friends this year. Getting together for a spur of the moment meal on a Saturday...

  There was a period of time, at least a few months and maybe even an entire year during the four years I spent at Falmouth High School, whe...

  At the beginning of August, I am dying for some garden tomatoes. They seem to come in at a snail's pace, one maybe two, here and there...

  This August, instead of moving cones, directing runners, folding t-shirts, greeting VIP’s and generally running around putting out fires, ...

A contest is held every year at the Barnstable County Fair to see who can grow the largest zucchini. A first prize ribbon is bestowed upon t...

"The most underrated ice cream treat is the ice cream sandwich. They are soooo good!" -Ava Norris  I agree. I love a so...

It was my first job. I was 15 years old. My boss yelled at me everyday. She yelled at everyone. All Day Long. The restaurant was insanely bu...

  While digging around in my blog vault, I came across this unpublished post. Although it's from seven years ago (February 2013), a...

  How old is too old to have a birthday party? Is it o.k.to want your mom to make cupcakes and to have your friends over for a bowl...