Author: Janet Cleaveland

I was lurking around Facebook a couple of nights ago when I came across a lentil soup recipe from former colleague Beki Calvert Lincks. I met her in 1998 when […]

It snowed Sunday, and it was a perfect day to fill the kitchen with the smells of yeast bread and cinnamon. The Intrepid One built a fire in the dining room fireplace […]

This column first appeared in Northwest Catholic: Carlos Palacián grew up in Spain, where Christmas gifts appear on Jan. 6, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of Our Lord. Carlos remembers cleaning […]

I took my lovely Abby girl to the veterinary hospital the other day. I wanted to have some skin tumors checked. Let me tell you upfront that they were benign, […]

This column first appeared in Northwest Catholic. The recipe is from a real granny in Mexico: I love that two Marian feast days are so close together in December. On Dec. […]

We made chicken and sausage gumbo, Cajun-style, the other night — the full deal and lots of it, thanks to the recipe in Nancie McDermott's "Southern Soups & Stews." It was […]

I've been meaning to dig into Nancie McDermott's latest book, "Southern Soups & Stews," for about a month now, ever since I got my hands on it. Last night, the Intrepid […]

My husband and I had summer plans to travel to Scotland with his brother and sister-in-law, Chuck and Gerry Cleaveland. It would be a glorious trip through the Highlands, where […]

This first appeared in Northwest Catholic, the magazine for the Seattle Archdiocese Apples and October days — they just go together. Add cinnamon and nutmeg to a dish of apples baking […]

Hey, there! Nice to be in touch again. A couple of months ago, I was talking to a dear friend who was just back from New York City. This friend appreciates […]