Strawberry Day!
We started with six generous pails of freshly picked strawberries.And ended with about 45 pints of homemade strawberry jam goodness.Whew. And only someone who is insane would spend the day with a...
Monthly Archive
June 2007
Sweet Simplicity
Sometimes all you need is a plate of grilled New Zealand Greenshell Mussels, some butter, olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and a scattering of parsley.Pure decadence. I doubt Andy enjoyed them...
Returning To The Pantry
I’ve spent the last day with my nose in a book. (Much to the dismay of my dirty home.) After seeing several blogs this past week discuss a photo-essay published by Time...
Carrot-Pineapple Bread
Loyal readers already know how much I adore a good quick bread. Whether it be a muffin, scone, or loaf of a lightly sweetened bread. My Recipe Trove has quite a few...
Ah…Summer Vacation
I feel decadent this morning. The kids slept in, I slept in, and now I’m sitting at the computer while they munch on cereal, play video games, and plan their day together....
Weekend Extra…The Talk of the Neighborhood
Apparently I have the neighbors talking. My backyard is overflowing with growing garden goodness, and they’re all amazed. Last year my garden did very poorly- mostly I believe because of poorly amended...
Fantastic Cookies!
Since it’s the last week of school this week, all the summer birthdays are being celebrated in Abigail’s class. They have about 10 summer birthdays, so there’s been a lot of snacking...
Weekend Herb Blogging-Tarragon, my new friend
I don’t think I’ve ever participated in the famous Weekend Herb Blogging event. I wonder why that is? I love herbs and can never get enough of them. Today I want to...
B Is For Broccoli
And you can read all about the new way to eat broccoli today over at Kids Cuisine, rather than repeat myself here. 🙂 In other veggie news this morning, my garden is...
Swimming Upstream
A few weeks ago I promised fish recipes, and today’s recipe is exactly that. Since discovering that my kids like fish, I’ve determined that we’re going to try and eat fish once...
Busy, Busy
Wow! I feel like I have just run a marathon! It’s been a busy weekend for me, and I’m looking forward to a day of rest…maybe in another week or so I’ll...
On a Roll with Vegetarian Times
Of course it would work out that the point in time that I am insanely busy is also the time that I am in the mood to cook. Lucky for me, the...