Harrington: My most memorable vacations
Remember National Lampoon’s Vacation, the Chevy Chase movie where the aunt passed away on their family trip, which continued unfazed with the exception of mov... Read more.
Harrington: Sweet ideas for zucchini
After 20 years in the restaurant business and having raised my four kids into various stages of adulthood, I was ready for some variety to my life. With the sup... Read more.
Rosalie whips up a perfect pasta dish for a summer cookout
We are lucky to be invited to a big July 4th bash each year, held in the large, wrap-around yard of the harborfront home in Gloucester of friends Annie and Rich... Read more.
Rosalie dishes out three recipes using berries
Seattle is a beautiful city if you like delicious food and fine art. I will never forget the amazing bouquets of flowers at the famous Pike Market, nor will I f... Read more.
Creating a sense of home with just a few tablecloths and a picnic
I spent my first year of marriage in a new, strange city. My new husband and I were living in graduate student housing at the University of Chicago. We had tw... Read more.
RECIPE: Spring pea soup
“The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same,” is an old expression that will never go away because it rings so true. At least that’s ... Read more.
RECIPE: Making the most of leftovers
My mother raised my brother and I — alone — until we were seven and nine, when she married a southerner from Mississippi who was in the Coast Guard ... Read more.
RECIPE: Ice cream cake
Food is meant to be fun. It should be seriously delicious, but that doesn’t mean it needs to be serious or that those of us who occasionally cook somethin... Read more.
Recipe: Buttermilk Blueberry Scones
Our family car trips to Mississippi always included side trips. My mother would pack a cooler with foods that were good for grilling, and we would generally fin... Read more.
The fridge is never empty
Mini vacations are opportunities for relaxing, seeing new places and enjoying a little shopping. Best of all, they reinvigorate you toward everyday life — see... Read more.