Food and travel writer Heidi Billotto's collections of Julian Child Cookbooks. read more at HeidiBillottoFood.com

Happy Birthday, Julia Child

August 15, 2026: Happy Birthday to Julia Child. Every year about this time, I start watching the market tables for a particular tomato. It is

shallow bowl of vegetarian chili and rice

Easy Vegetarian Chili Made with Farmers Market Vegetables

There is something about a Saturday morning at the farmers market in the heart of summer that I will never tire of. The tables are

homemade ravioli with a root vegetable mushroom sauce topped with fresh parsley

Shopping Local and Cooking with Mushrooms & More

How are you shopping local this week? In the winter months, on my list of go-tos are the season’s assortment of root veggies and a