Posts by Evelyn O'Brien

I'll admit it. For years, I was the person standing in the soup aisle every October, loading the cart with cans of chicken noodle, cream of mushroom, and whatever beef stew was on sale. Quick...

Picture this: you flip a bundt pan onto a plate, lift it slowly, and watch a river of golden caramel sauce roll down the sides of a tower of pull-apart bread. The kitchen smells like cinnamon and...

You're standing at the kitchen counter, elbow-deep in pumpkin. There's a bowl of stringy orange guts and seeds sitting next to the carving knife. The trash can is two steps away. And every year,...

It's October. The tomato vines are pulled, the garlic's in the ground (or it should be soon), and the mornings have that bite that sends you to the stove for coffee. This is the month to make your...

Picture the first warm Saturday in late March. Over the fence, your neighbor is already on her knees planting peas. Her soil is dark and soft. It crumbles in her hand. Her trowel is right where...

Let me tell you what happened last December. My neighbor Carol showed up with a gift basket from the drugstore. Cellophane wrap, a plastic bow, and a hot cocoa packet that tasted like sweetened...