local orchard peaches

Protecting Perfect Tree-Ripened Peaches from Extinction, Plus a Homey Peach Crumb Cake

August 10, 2011 By Nancy Baggett 7 Comments

I grew up in Maryland farm country, where my family raised strawberries, raspberries, grapes, apples (6 kinds), pears, and even some very puckery persimmons. ...

Welcome to KitchenLane! It’s a comfortable place where I create, thoroughly test, and photograph recipes for my cookbooks and blog. All my recipes are original, not adaptations from others. I trained as a pastry chef, so many offerings are desserts and baked goods. Some are also healthful, savory dishes I contribute to healthy eating publications. My recipes are always free of artificial dyes, flavorings, and other iffy additives, which I won’t serve my family—or you! Instead, dishes feature naturally flavorful, colorful ingredients including fresh herbs, berries, edible flowers, and fruits, many from my own suburban garden or local farmers’ markets. Since lots of readers aspire to write cookbooks, I also blog on recipe writing and editing and other helpful publishing how-to info accumulated while authoring nearly 20 well-received cookbooks over many years.