Rebecca Weger

It was the first cool weekend day that demanded fresh bread and homemade soup. We went to the market in the morning, picking up what felt like tons of food. When I could no longer figure out how to carry anything we came home (but not before tasting the chocolate-covered bacon at the Piggery).  [...]

For a while I was fairly content with the gluten-free breads we were buying in the store, but lately I found I just wasn’t satisfied with them anymore. The frozen ones are abysmal, but the Le Garden bread made locally wasn’t too bad.  I was always a bit frustrated that it isn’t vegetarian, and I’ve [...]

I feel a bit guilty, and I don’t want to alienate my vegetarian friends here.  But we’ve had some very good meat lately.
I’ve been vegetarian for much of the last 2 1/2 years.  I think its the right thing for me to do by most calculations, and yet, my body doesn’t always seem to agree.  [...]

Last weekend we spent down in Baltimore visiting friends and family.  My father was having a birthday of significance while we were there.  Like most families, we celebrate with food.
We started the visit with omelets.  They were delicious – I made them.  My mom had just “forgotten” to tell me in advance that I had [...]