To Build A Better Burger? I keep thinking I do… with so many variations on a hamburger, how do you decide what makes the best burger? Here is my entry from last year… not good enough to be a winner, but obviously good enough to put up on their site. […]

The other day as we were looking at the garden, Andy pointed to a flowering stalk and asked what it was. Hmm. That looks like one of my watermelon radishes underneath, but at last check, they weren’t radishes yet. So we pulled the flowering one up, and sure enough, no […]

We have 1 bunch of small beets, 1 bunch of spring onions, 2 pounds of sugar snap peas, one potted sunflower, 2 yellow tomatoes, a handful of large cherry tomatoes, 1 pound new red potatoes, and 1/2 pound of oyster mushrooms. Not pictured are the Amish Cinnamon Rolls and the […]

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 helper and make 8 batches of jam, only to forge ahead and do 3 more batches on her […]

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 as much as I did, but it was exactly what I have been craving, and now I know […]

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 Magazine, I decided I needed to read the book. Hungry Planet:What The World Eats by Peter Menzel and […]

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 recipes for quick breads, but I’m always looking for more. A few weeks ago I wanted a quick […]

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. I have laundry in the washer to hang up, but otherwise, our time is our own. I have […]

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 soil, and just a poor growing season overall. But this year! This year some generous compost from friends […]

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 going on in her class. She decided that she wanted me to make a cookie that had M&M’s […]

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 share an herb which, believe it or not, is new to my palate. I’ve only ever had tarragon […]