My friend Jamie is an amazing and very talented photographer. Perhaps you have seen her over at Desert Fete? When she is not shooting pictures of her gorgeous son and family she is photographing wedd...
I am headed to a Birthday dinner this evening for one of my favorite gals ever. The cake above is what I will be carrying: Hazelnut Brown Butter Cake with Espresso Ganache (Thanks again Smitten Kitch...
This gorgeous mama had kittens a few weeks ago. She is such. a . good. mama. And these kittens are so delightful. Leaving them makes us all feel very very sad.... Finding a great home for them is now...
My absence from this space is related to our pending adventure.... Our to-do list has blown up and is keeping us quite busy as we aim to nail down many-a-things here. The good news is, we are right o...
Same batch of plums bottled in 2 different gallons. The result: 2 very different wines. One gallon is pretty delicious in a country wine kind of way. The other ...well, maybe needs more time or may g...
I adore these brownies because they are not too sweet, the perfect amount of chocolate, chewy and cake. I am pretty sure I gave made them before and mentioned them before but they really cannot be me...
A favorite quote of mine that I heard from Joel Salatin, "You can pay the doctor or pay the farmer!" For March I kept all of our grocery receipts and added them up at the close of the month...
These lasted only a minute in our house..... not the healthy kind of granola bar but definitely the not healthy I want another granola bar....now. 2 C Chocolate Chips 1 1/2 C Rice Krispy Cereal 1 1/2...
Djabouti's Flag Back in December, one of my best girls Kirstin came around for dinner and cards. She brought along her friend Christine who was visiting from Djibouti where she works at an embas...
A recent cookbook release sent me straight to my Amazon account... La Tartine Gourmande. As with her blog, the cookbook is filled with stunning pictures and vignettes as well as delicious recipes. Mo...
I admit that I am not the best groomer. I lost my razor almost 20 years ago while backpacking in India and have never bothered to shave since. I wash my hair (occasionally) with baking soda and apple...
This tart is surprisingly delicious! I think the perfect backdrop for this tart might be rain and a warm cup of tea. Speckled Cheese Tart Thanks: Moosewood CRUST 1/2 C Butter 1/2 C Sugar 1 Egg 1/4 So...
Found myself lemon rich this week end (Thanks Josh!) and additionally with a day to myself. Aside from catching up on chores...(uninterrupted and in blissful silence) ....I made lemon scones, lemonad...
The lovely Miss Roon Brown (awesome photographer) came to visit along with her adorable children. As if that wasn't gift enough, she brought a bag of kumquats she had picked from a tree in her y...
Hope your Valentines Day was spectacular and filled with heaps of love and chocolate. We had our annual dinner- This year's menu was French with a North African influence. We enjoyed: Socca, Co...
photo credit: Baked Bree Key Lime Pie is delicious and easy to make. Baked Bree has a fabulous set of photos here: Key Lime Pie 1/2 cup fresh lime juice (12 to 15 key limes) 4 teaspoons grated lime z...
I love a crumbly breakfast coffee cake. I recently made the coffee cake shown above and it was...good- but I find myself shrugging my shoulders when I say, "Good" as if it must not have bee...
Corn chowder and potato scones seemed like a perfect way to round up a cold and rainy day. Potato Scones from Martha Stewart 2 Large potatoes peeled and cut into cubes Salt and Pepper 3/4 stick butt...
I saw this recipe recently on Sprouted Kitchen: Lentil Meatballs. These little balls of goodness are easy to make and quite delicious. They were a tad dry and the lemon basil dressing assists. I also...
I needed a jalapeno recently and lucky for me, the husband was about to pop out to the shop for a 6 pack of our favorite local brew. He returned with about 20 jalapenos.....just in case 1 wasn't...
Flatbread ...Alice Waters 2 Cups WW Flr 1 Teaspoon Salt 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder 3/4 Cup Lukewarm Water 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil Mix dry ingredients ...stir in water and olive oil. Knead the dough u...
Socca is a delicious crepe made with Chickpea Batter and cumin. Tradionally a Parisian street food snack we chose to make it a meal with kale and roasted cauliflower, red onion and green bell. I whip...
I don't own a tv. When we travel, I do love to click on the tv and watch Food Network with the kids. Cooking shows are a family past time when we are in a hotel. Paula Deen has always been one o...
I have been eating a variety of soft foods in the last few days because I am still waiting for my mouth to heal fully from the tooth extraction. Aside from smoothies and miso broth.... Baked Tofu in...
This is such a crowd pleas-er.... it never fails. I served these fries as a side at Saturday brunch. I fry the fries right from freshly peeled and cut potatoes in grape seed oil. Then I douse the pil...
The last time I mentioned Australia we were confirmed in our decision to move and about to jump into the visa application waters. We have successfully navigated those waters and all five of us now h...
As I sit menu planning here I am nursing a hole in my mouth where a tooth once was. While backpacking in India about 18 years ago a tooth of mine cracked. I ignored it... and ignored it and being the...
I honestly never imagined pretzels right out of the oven to be so delicious. The pretzels are warm, soft, doughy and delicious. Dip in mustard and you have a superb snack. I used the recipe found on ...
Um.... I feel a bit behind the times here about popcorn. Up until a month ago we have been buying microwavable popcorn. Recently, I read about simply putting corn kernels in a brown paper bag and mic...
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