Apple pie = summer.

Pesto first because of all the fresh basil on my back porch, and then mango salsa.

I ahve a washer and dryer in the kitchen, and I live in Alaska. Apparently the landlord took a stackable washer and dryer from a closet by the bathroom and punched the hookups through the wall int...

I've bought spices at a street fair from a couple who grows and dries them locally. Much better than any of the spices I've gotten at the store, and much cheaper!

I lived in one apartment that had the smoke alarm right above the stove. How terrible is that! It didn't matter what I was cooking, it could have just been boiled water and that thing would go of...

Nutmeg.

I really, really love the muffin recipe on the back of the Malt-O-Meal box. Add blueberries, and they will be eaten before they cool.

I would definitely use this, but I agree it's pretty pricey. It would be perfect when my partner and I are both preparing for dinner, because there just isn't currently enough room for both of us.

I plan a week's worth of meals on the weekend so that I can make one shopping trip a week. I hate going to the store. And I always cook enough for a few frozen leftovers in case life happens and ...

I like it with orange syrup. Yumm.

I couldn't live without cinnamon.

Medium.

I've always wanted to try making truffles too.

Pizza dough, definitely. But also cookies.

Goofy cake - a light and moist chocolate cake made without any perishable ingredients like milk or eggs. Also known as missionary cake, since missionaries to undeveloped countries often didn't hav...

A small dinner party with a few couples we are just getting to know.

Green tea.

An appetizer that I don't have a name for: sliced baguette, teaspoon of pesto, slice of tomato, slice of avocado, sprinkled with gruyere cheese, broiled until the cheese melts. I can eat a whole b...

Peppermint!

The French Oven is beautiful - I'd use it for roasts.