Pia’s Kitchen

Another creative and therapeutic outlet: cooking. Plus, it’s useful every day—and makes people happy!

Robust Pumpkin Bread

Robust Pumpkin Bread
Pumpkin bread can be an amazing offering of rich, moist pumpkin flavor enhanced by a quartet of spices worth sailing the world for, served up in one of the most gorgeous colors that can arrive on your...

North Woods Frittata

North Woods Frittata
The subtle deliciousness of this late autumn frittata was born years ago on a weekend retreat in Wisconsin and recently refined across the big lake from there, in what’s now our own neck of the woods...

Chocolate Lover’s Chili

Chocolate Lover’s Chili
I came across the inspiration for this recipe several years ago while searching “best chili ever.” The source seemed somewhat dubious, as it was called ‘BBC Best Chili,’ and the Brits are not usually...