Swedish Baker

When my mother died, someone asked me about the most valuable advice she had given me. Without hesitation I said, "moisturize, moistur...

Cupcakes, it would seem, are all the rage. From New York City's celebrated Magnolia Bakery (famous for their Red Velvet Cupcakes) to San...

At the risk of shocking my readers, I'd like to see a month-long garlic embargo. Of course that will never happen, given its widespread...

Perhaps it is the captivating tales of "1001 Arabian Nights", or the enchantment of Omar Khayyam's poetry, or just the idea o...

Fast forward: The summer of 1959, my parents sent me off to Ironwood, Michigan to spend the entire season with my mother's first cousin...

Full disclosure - I'm only 25 percent Swedish, my maternal grandmother having been born in Sweden. My half-Swedish mother was raised in...