The Dinner Candle

10/13/2026

Just a few things on the menu for Clover this Sunday. None are edible. Clover Market

10/10/2026

Camp House.

Our grandparents had a little house on the bay in Milton, Florida - the camp house

My grandmother, Tappie, would make what she called a “camp house breakfast.” It was something we always looked forward to. A big Southern breakfast. Grits, bacon, biscuits, coffee. The whole house smelled like breakfast, and it stayed that way for hours. I can still remember it.

Hurricane Ivan destroyed the house in 2004.

So it seems fitting that yesterday was Tappie’s heavenly birthday, and hurricane Isaias made landfall ( now moving through) in the same part of Florida. So I’ve been thinking about the camp house quite a bit.

Camp House is my little tribute to her. To that house, those breakfasts, and a place that is still there in memories.

10/04/2026

It was quite a weekend at Unionville Community Fair . Prized produce in the barn and beeswax in the tent. Thank you to everyone who picked up a vertebrae, corn, or loaf smiling. Thanks for having us.
See us next at Clover in Kennett Square . October 18.

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

Packing dinner for Unionville. Corn. Figs . A camphouse . Vertebrae. All perfectly normal dinner things. Unionville Community Fair October 3-4.

09/27/2026

Because if you’re going to burn the candle , the wax has to go somewhere

09/22/2026

The days get shorter from here .

09/19/2026

October means fall. The gourds have arrived. Halloween is creeping onto the table. We’re busy. Come find us before we retreat back inside.

09/17/2026

Dinner with Lizzie Borden . A perfectly normal Thursday .