When I returned on Thursday, from visiting my son in England, the trees were wearing white. I had missed most of the reds and golds of the fall foliage and was looking forward to getting back to ...

There is a young man named Ellis Lloyd Jones who has absolutely no idea how much joy his TikToks bring me, and especially how badly they make me crave Welsh cakes. Weirdly, for a person who grew up in ...

I spent the past week in rural Wales. The last time I visited I was just eighteen years old, with a heavy rucksack on my back, a leaky tent for sleeping in and a very worn pair of hiking shoes for ...

My cutting board broke last week. It just split in half as I was in the middle of chopping an onion. While surprised, I wasn’t heartbroken. It’s never been quite big enough to work on comfortably and ...

At the Smithsonian Folklife Festival last week, three chefs demonstrated their techniques for making Welsh cake. I had never heard of Welsh cakes. At first mention, I pictured something like this ...

March 1 is St. David’s Day, which is celebrated in Wales with daffodils, children dressed in a version of what is considered the national costume of Wales, and, of course, Welsh cakes. Welsh cakes, ...