I felt the changing of the season almost immediately, then the first brisk morning came … but before summer’s end, I’m going to get my full of as many garden and heirloom tomatoes, and also of white peaches, that have been quite the sweet year. Especially after 2 years of not being able to taste…
My Favorite Fresh Tomato Sauce for Any Recipe
I couldn’t really choose a favorite vegetable, especially one that has been homegrown with love and hand churned soil — but if I must, it is quite an easy choice — the tomato. Lovely ripe, sweet and plump with juice, and all the varieties please! I love a Kumato Brown, Golden Jubilee yellow, the smaller…
A Berry Sour Cream Custard Pie with Phyllo Crust
Pie is most certainly my favorite thing to make. Often on afternoon making pie dough, getting my fingers into the cold butter and flour, it’s like a beautiful mental trip or therapy session. It soothes the soul. Can I say that’s really the secret to any yummy flaky pie dough. And when it comes to…
Watermelon, Peach + Tomato Caprese Salad … the only meal you’ll want this Summer!
It’s the peak of summertime, the heat lingering day after day, that soothing ultra-relaxed “let’s kick back”, celebrate this slowness — live it slowly and fully like Mother Nature intends….the kind of days I live for. In the truth it’s the mentality and lifestyle I wish everyday of the year was more like. More laidback….
Summer Fruit & Herb Pairings :: Pie Edition
Summer fruits and herbs go together like peaches and blueberries, strawberries and chocolate, and of course pie and ice cream — the best pairing ever! No the lovely pairing of fruits and herbs aren’t ones that automatically come to mind when you think of summer flavors, or any flavor pairing for that matter, but they…
Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Ice cream makes everything in life that much better. I wholeheartedly live by that mantra. The comfort a creamy sweet scoop brings when a random craving hits or whenever you’re feeling sad, the joyful memories of hearing the ice cream truck sing its tune when you were a child or the times spent enjoying a…
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
I see your yummy comforting banana bread, and I challenge you with a classic Zucchini Bread, a chocolate chip one at that!! Don’t get me wrong I do enjoy a nice thick slice of banana bread, but there’s something a bit more subtle and simple about zucchini bread and cake that I savor just a…
Chocolate – Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream
Where most would say January felt long and dragged, I on the other hand felt it was long in every perfect way! The kind of slow and long that allowed time for work, free creative time, time for personal stuff and simple relaxing things like stitching, cooking, baking and reading. But February. Now, February has…
Peanut Butter Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream topped with Bananas Foster … No Churn
Lately I’ve been craving ice cream, I mean who isn’t with warm days and summer upon us. Add in that my mind is still not over all the ice cream treats and details from Delia’s darling birthday celebration, the food theme party of my dreams. If only I had a personal ice cream truck serving…
Peach & Raspberry Pandowdy
Oh sweet sweet summertime, you’re sadly coming to your end once again. Although summer isn’t over until the end of September, and even though I continue to ride the summer vibes until the east coast weather officially turns on us, for most Labor Day marks the unofficial end of this season, I love so much….
