Everyone is tired of winter already. Today, for example, has been cold, rainy, sunny and icy. I’m not normally one to complain about the weather — I’ve found complaining doesn’t do much good. But even I am dreaming of sweet summer peaches and juicy tomatoes. So I just wanted to send a late winter love note to all the farmers in all the markets in New York City and beyond for being out there for us with your amazing foods under your freezing cold tents throughout the season. Y

Chelsea Market and popped into Amy’s Bread to see if maybe, just maybe, the cinnamon crispies had arrived and had not yet sold out. Much to my pleasure, I scored two of them! I am proud to say that I only ate one and brought home the other to James. It wasn’t easy, but I guess that’s what love is all about (i.e. sacrifice). A Cinnamon Crispy is a luscious little muffin made from leftover bits of croissant dough. The buttery bite-sized pieces are placed together into muffin ti

: I ran into my friend Louise Lasson of Lu Crafts at the Etsy New York Handmade Cavalcade last weekend. She has started making these great pendant necklaces with pictures she comes across in catalogs or magazines. This fabulous Wonder Woman necklace struck me as the perfect Mother’s Day gift. Let’s face it. My mom is a wonder woman. Your mom is too. So head over to this weekend’s Museum School Craft Fair, which is featuring over 50 artisans and is co-managed by none other tha

This is a true story about a bluebird and how it flew from New York to its new home in South Carolina. Several weeks ago, one of my readers left this comment on my About page: Karen, Please help me! I happened on your website after searching for a vendor that I saw at the market last weekend. My son and I were at the market on Pier 17 Sunday July 29. A vendor had the most beautiful copper bird bracelets; however, she was closing up before I could make it back to her to p

Julia Child is my inspiration.  She was tirelessly joyful, adventurous, smart, fun, naughty, and caring.  I’d tear up when I’d read about her relationship with her husband Paul, especially towards the end of his life.  There was so much love, respect and admiration between them. She traveled the world for her work at the start of her career, as did I.  And then she found her passion in food later in life, as I found my writing passion in the markets.  Never before or since ha