What a gorgeous place Corning, New York is! I’m so glad my mother and grandparents lived there for 15 or so years, that we got to visit at least once a year, and that Sara and I took a sentimental journey back. It absolutely brought…

So our little family (four daughters, two sons-in-law, three grandsons, and two great-granddaughters) got together for a Christmas feast and presents-for-the-kids. One of the little girls, about two, climbed onto the empty coffee table and crawled across it, grinning at the attention she got for…

I got this recipe from the Feasting At Home website, where it’s called Vegan Shepherds Pie. Now, Shepherds Pie is made with lamb, and Cottage Pie is made with ground beef, so the fam and I agree that this should, by rights, be called Farmer’s…