Food
BLT (The L stands for LOVE)
I keep saying summer isn’t over yet, and this sandwich is proof. I dined on this delicious BLT Saturday night for dinner during a little weekend getaway, and, well, YUM. That’s a yellow Brandywine tomato, picked that morning from my yard. And bacon. Yum. Thank you to my lovely hosts and my wonderful traveling companion!…
Read MoreFood Friday: Summer Spaghetti
Well, the calendar may be pointing to fall, but the tomatoes, they keep on coming. Tonight we’re going to have a summer favorite, Summer Spaghetti, also known in our house as Jess’ mom’s summer pasta. Or just tomato-basil pasta. Now, I’m not sure that I make it just like anyone in Jess’s family—in fact I…
Read MoreFood Friday: Homemade Cream of Tomato Soup
I have an embarrassment of tomatoes to work through right now. Our garden is plentiful, plus we have some from the farm where we get our vegetables weekly. Then this past week I helped harvest at a farm specializing in heirloom tomatoes, and I came home with with pounds and pounds and pounds of gorgeous…
Read MoreFood Friday: Ben & Jerry’s Hot Fudge Sauce
Photo by sugarsavvy.net. Who saved me from having to take this photo this morning. I know what you’re thinking. Here, I’ll say it for you: A) She’s got nerve to post a recipe for hot fudge sauce after yesterday’s post. B) Didn’t she just post a recipe for hot fudge sauce? C) Does she ever…
Read MoreBlueberry Monday (World’s Best Blueberry Muffins)
So, I actually didn’t disappear into a vat of blueberries, I just got a little busy last week. But it is still blueberry season here, and so I hope to make it up to you today with this preview of the blueberry goodness I have yet in store for you. These blueberry muffins, a gift…
Read MoreThree words you don’t hear together every day: sea creature gummies
I think the only thing better than gummy sea creatures in Will’s opinion is gummy sea creatures on a stick. This spectacular confection came from his Auntie Melissa along with his birthday present, isn’t it something? He was very good about eating just one piece a day and about sharing it with his brother, though…
Read MoreDid someone say blueberries?
I swear I heard someone around here promising a blueberry post. Not what you had in mind, maybe, but here you go. More soon. Hard to pick them, cook them AND post about them, as it turns out. For more Best Shot Monday, you know where to go!
Read MoreIce Cream and What to Do With It, Part 2 (Hot Fudge Sauce and Raspberry Sauce)
Because I can’t leave well enough alone and just enjoy a scoop of ice cream, I will occasionally make this homemade hot fudge sauce. Hot fudge sauce is actually one of the easiest things to make, with a pretty huge wow factor. You can, actually, just melt some chocolate, stir in some milk or cream,…
Read MoreFood Friday: Ice Cream and What to Do With It, Part 1 (The Chipwich)
I know. You’re reading that headline and wondering what the HECK is wrong with me, since you have never had any trouble putting away a delicious cone of ice cream, and why mess with a good thing? Here’s why. Ice cream in a bowl (or from the pint, if we’re being honest) can be so…
Read MoreConstruction Cake Returns
We celebrated Will’s fourth birthday yesterday, and as you can see, it was a day of glorious celebration and excess for him, starting with breakfast out and a stack of pancakes bigger than his head. That’s birthday frog out to breakfast with us, a present from his friend Lydia when he was still a wee…
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