Eastern Shore Seafood Cheesecake Waterside living—be it poolside, bayside, lakeside or a picnic at the river or on the bank of a stream—is best when shared with friends and family. As we all know, food plays a key role in any waterside gathering and the simpler the better to ensure […]
My Daddy’s sister, Carole, was one of three girls in his family and, in my humble opinion, remains our family’s truest version of “Aunty Mame.” Every one of my father’s sisters is a force of nature (like their mother and my grandmother, Ilo Bren)–and true to that legacy Carole was […]
Our waterside home on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay, Moonstruck Cottage, is a weekend and holiday getaway that is about 2 hours away from our home, Evensong, in an historic little township that rests along one of the sleepier stretches of the James River in Virginia. Like most […]
Eastern Shore Seafood Cheesecake Waterside living—be it poolside, bayside, lakeside or a picnic at the river or on the bank of a stream—is best when shared with friends and family. As we all know, food plays a key role in any waterside gathering and the simpler the better to […]
My son, Justin, has always loved my apple pie and when the sky opens up, the wind whips across the Bay and all hope of taking the boat out is lost in a roll of thunder and a flash (or two) of lightning–that pie (and a James Bond or Star […]
I’ve started this blog to share with my friends and family my journey with food and my passion for cooking, baking and entertaining in my home in Central Virginia and for my waterfront sanctuary, Moonstruck Cottage, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia–with a back door that is 50 feet from […]
