It’s a week after Independence Day and I’m still missing it. So much so that it’s taken me about a lifetime to get around to posting this recipe. I’m a huge fan of sugar cookies. They are a bit like bacon. You always need more than one and you rarely regret it. I normally make…
… and just like that I feel like a garden wizard. Almost. I’m wrapping up a wonderful extra long weekend off from work – of which much was spent outdoors in the sun. After spending so many weekends lamenting, planning, planting, and re-organizing the garden… all I do now is weed and check for more…
Oh man. This summer cake could be the best thing that happens to your long weekend – or your Wednesday night. Either way, angel food cake is simply amazing. It’s so light and heavenly. The ultimate summer dessert. Then when you add a bit of coconut flavoring and some fresh fruit…. flavor fireworks my friends.…
God Bless America… and God Bless scones. Especially patriotic ones. As I approached this holiday weekend, I obviously wanted to bake. Prior years have yielded some great recipes like Raspberry Smores Pavlova (2015), Dutch Pancakes (2012), a version of Strawberry shortcake (2012) or this Triple Berry Breakfast Bread (2014). But it’s really hard to resist…
Oh you sweet beautiful salad. I guess not sweet because it’s kale. But sweet in the sense of victory… because it came from my garden. After watching only two Youtube videos about how to harvest kale, I felt ready to actually do it. I used to get this awesome kale salad from B. Good that…
Please consider this the Garden Progress Update. I almost bought a webcam a few weeks ago just so I could watch my garden all day long. So that’s just a little hint of how obsessed I am with every little damn flower that grows here. Besides the family contest of “First to Fruit” I’m also…
Just last week I was swearing the left third of my garden was a bloomless wasteland. Slightly dramatic but it felt accurate… especially when compared to the bountiful garden that I had imaged and planned. The benefit of being home sick for nearly the entire month of February was that I had plenty of time…
Oh you beautiful little wonder. The peony. So bright and cheerful. So feathery. So elegant. So lightly fragrant. Also, so damn seasonal. So sad. I didn’t understand the magic of the peony until probably like 5 years ago. I’m not sure what world I lived in. But peonies are just amazing. The house we grew…
I think I read somewhere in the last year that to garden is to essentially have hope or a plan for the future. I fully believe and embrace this. For the past 4 years, my garden has slowly expanded from 1 tomato plant on my fire escape to a garden that my landlord deemed a…
Every so often I make something in the kitchen that delights me to no end. This gnocchi dish was absolutely that – and almost nearly by accident. I last cooked with fiddleheads in May 2013 at a phenomenal cooking class. It might have been one of the best meals ever and so much fun. Since…
