Food

by Joan Saunders | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  The month of December can be a very busy one in so many ways. In order to enjoy the events that roll around each year, it's important to me to try to manage my time and make sure that I don't get overwhelmed and miss [...]

by Joan Saunders | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  This is the type of dessert that is gloriously rewarding throughout the whole process, from start to finish. It's easy to make and, when it's in the oven, the scent of the baking batter will pervade your home with the most luscious of autumn aromas:

by Joan Saunders | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  When I was growing up and my parents had parties, I thought the food was so glamorous. There would be small squares of cheddar cheese and ham, along with chunks of pineapple and maraschino cherries threaded onto skewers and, always, there was a cheese ball

by Joan Saunders | photos by Kathryn Alvarez Photography -  A friend recently confessed to me that when I said something was easy to cook, they didn't always believe me. Whoa. That was a bit gut-wrenching, but I can understand the feelings behind the statement. Sometimes the final product in a magazine or cookbook looks