In June, thoughts for me turn to the long-awaited array of beautiful stone fruits that are coming into market.  It is also a month that I think a lot about my Mom whose 94th birthday will be on June 22nd and how she would have been in her own kitchen baking up a storm of peach pies and cherry pies and cakes. Today, I have in my thoughts, a friend of mine, with whom I share many sentiments and passions, among them a love of nature and baking. … [Read more...]