Last fall, I was thrilled to record a piece for NPR's Berlin Stories series. Berlin Stories are "short, personal pieces" about Berlin that are broadcast on NPR's Berlin station. (By the way, did you know that Berlin is the only city outside the US with an NPR station?) For my piece, I adapted ...

The citrus fruits are incredible this time of year. Grapefruits, oranges, tangerines. Just seeing a bowl of them brightens up my morning. Year 2011 has started busy with more new challenges than I expected a few months ago. Doesn't new year just always make you rethink life? Change a few routine...

Baking is a lovely way to begin the countdown to Christmas. This biscotti with beautiful spots of cranberries and almonds taste and look like the holidays. Wrap them pretty, and they give anyone a big smile as a homemade gift. Happy beginning of December! Ingredients (makes 24-30) - 3/4 cup (...

I love coffee. In fact, I'm obsessed with the stuff. But unfortunately, I'm allergic to it too. I used to drink a lot of coffee up until a few years ago when I developed a sensitivity to it, due to my over-consumption. Now, the minute any caffeine (from coffee beans) enters my system, I get ...

I'm back from a fabulous and very successful Food Blogger Connect (FBC) 2010. It was so nice seeing so many familiar faces from last years FBC09, being able to put many new faces to blogs I've been reading for a while, and meeting completely new food bloggers whose blogs I am yet to discover ...