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I know it’s barely summer, but as a first-time veggie gardener who checks on her plants daily (OK, sometimes several times daily) I was thrilled when I saw the first cherry tomatoes ripening! Adam and I popped these juicy jewels in our mouths, but hopefully in a few weeks I’ll have enough to cook with. [...]

It wouldn’t be summer without bing cherries. They are one of my favorite treats. Adam and I ate most of this bowl in one sitting. You should have seen our teeth, they were red! The bowl (Comptoire de Famille) is one of my favorites, from a Country Home prop sale, of course.

When I was in California earlier this spring I fell in love with my friend’s succulents. Something about them is exotic and beautiful and they require limited attention. So, I came home with some cuttings to see if I could start my own succulent garden.

I left the plants sitting on the windowsill for a couple [...]

I can’t take credit for this recipe, but it’s too good not to share. I think it’s morphed from a friend’s go-to meal while she lived in the Virgin Islands, then it spent some time marinating in a tiny kitchen in LA and now it’s summer staple in our house. The first time I made [...]