Cooking with Abby

11/29/2025

Small Business Saturday is an amazing opportunity to support all local businesses. Yesterday, I shopped at (with my knee replacement, I have to strategically plan my time). Today, I will go to and 😍 As for Cooking with Abby, I have gift certificates (always), but today, if you buy a gift certificate, I will add a ten pack of recipes! Head over to www.cookingwithabby.com to purchase or email/text me for a link to pay! Other ideas for shopping today are and — Go see Christina & for awesome outfits! I love for stockings. Have fun staying local! When I owned my gift shop, Olivia Browning, Shop Small Saturday helped me keep my business open - it can mean that much! As always, I can’t wait to cook with you! You all mean the world to me!

11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my wonderful clients and friends and family. You’re all a big part of my “family”. Thanksgiving looks a little different for me this year as I recover from Knee Replacement surgery. 😜😉 This guy in the picture has been an amazing caretaker, cook, chauffeur, dog walker, and kind soul! He makes some beautiful food! I am always grateful and I am always thankful for my amazing family, friends and clients. Here’s hoping that others (all humans) can be ok, find some grace - and hopefully some peace. My table is long enough for everyone. Be kind. Be thankful. Happy Thanksgiving! 🍽

11/24/2025

I love setting a table! My Mama taught me how - and even sent us to Etiquette school (which I will never regret and am often grateful I went!). People ask me often - so here is a decent illustration of the correct way to set a table. As I recover from knee replacement surgery, I am not cooking much - YET, but I am enjoying researching and writing and planning for 2026!

11/17/2025

Officially day 14! There is never a good time, as a chef, to have a knee replacement. However, it had to be done ✅ and we planned it out. A new knee is painful, but will be worth it for all of my amazing clients - and me! Today, at 9:30am, my home PT arrived and took out my staples! That is another step in the process.I am following the rules set forth by my amazing Surgeon, Dr. Siliski (MGH) and care team. I do my PT, rest, and rely on my amazing husband, family and friends. I don’t take for granted having loving folks around me. Healing is the goal. I am not sick, but I am in the “reconstruction” phase! I will keep you posted on all things “CWA” - Look for 2 public classes a month (versus only private bookings), monthly newsletter and substack, cookbook progress, trips, and more! As I continue to recover, I will share more! Reach out - I am booking and will have Holiday Gift Cards! Also - will be hosting a class to teach some amazing recipes from new “Dorie’s Anytime Cakes”. Folks who want to learn to make good cakes will have a blast! Thank you for all of the texts and emails, too! I love you all and can’t wait to get back to the kitchen and cook with you!

10/28/2025

Follow me on Substack. We're going to have a lot of foodie fun!

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Abby is a private chef, culinary tour leader, wine explorer, curated events creator. Abby has a cooking school, loves to partner with local purveryors. Abby loves travel. Dabbles in cookbook writing. Wishing her table could always be longer.

10/28/2025

Having just arrived back from Europe, I found this sweet new baking book from that I had pre-ordered ages ago! I knew it was hitting the market while I was away, but was so happy to receive it upon my return! While I was in Paris, I decided that Cooking with Abby is going to host a week or two of classes in Paris! You can be sure we will use Dorie’s recipes for a few of the desserts - and shop locally for the ingredients! More to come, I am figuring it all out - will have a France tour as well, so the options are bountiful. Can’t wait to share this book with you all - Dorie’s recipes are the best! I didn’t get to this time around, but we will cook there, too! Tours with and and are part of the plan. I can’t wait to get the ideas out of my head and onto the calendar and websites! More reports from European adventures after my coffee!

10/23/2025

More from Paris in pictures. Letters to come. Soaking it all in!

10/19/2025

Pictures from Paris and Letters to follow! So many wonderful thing to report 😍 Having too much fun to post!

09/29/2025

When Marta from comes to town, we always have a wonderful time. This was so special. The people. The food. The wine. Truly, a night to remember and one we all will cherish.