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Spaghetti Dogs
I first saw this on Pinterest with no source given. I found it repulsive in a can’t-avert-my-eyes kind of way, and so I google image searched my way to the original. I showed it to the one person in this house (other than me) who likes both pasta and hot dogs, and he was all [...]
continue reading "Spaghetti Dogs"Small-batch jam-making
We visited the farm today. We saw some chicks, fed some ducks, bought some fruit… You may remember I’ve mentioned in the past that my bread machine has a jam cycle? It makes roughly 2-3 cups of jam per batch, which means that I can keep a little bit for myself in the fridge, and [...]
continue reading "Small-batch jam-making"Bowl of cherries
I’m giving dieting a chance again. Not doing the official Weight Watchers thing, but using what I know of their “points plus” system as a guideline. Three days in, and so far so good. It’s been no trouble sticking to my points (which seems odd to me – in the past it’s been quite an [...]
continue reading "Bowl of cherries"I left my heart at O Bagel
It’s been a few weeks since my top two wisdom teeth were oh, so gently coaxed out of my mouth (I use the term “gently” oh, so sarcastically…) and today marked my first trip to my favorite bagel shop since then. I wasn’t able to eat anything but soft foods after my oral surgery, and [...]
continue reading "I left my heart at O Bagel"Pine Nut Salad
Libby saw this salad in my Flickr photostream last week and requested the recipe, and since it’s been entirely too long around here, recipe-wise, I am gladly typing it up and sharing it right now. I found this salad years ago in one of my old favorite books, Vineyard Seasons by Susan Branch (used copies [...]
continue reading "Pine Nut Salad"The wonder that is pumpkin bread
It’s September. School starts next week. Even though it’s still hitting the 90-degree mark during the days, the mornings and evenings are starting to have that pleasant cool-crispness about them. It’s the time of year a girl can’t help thinking about cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. If you feel that way, too, why don’t you hop [...]
continue reading "The wonder that is pumpkin bread"Back to School Book Week: Cookbooks
Today’s theme for Back to School Book Week is “Cookbooks.” I have a lot of favorites (you know I’ve talked about my can’t-live-without bread machine cookbook before) but in terms of my most recent love? That would have to be this one: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison. We’re not vegetarians, but I’ve been [...]
continue reading "Back to School Book Week: Cookbooks"Cold-Press Coffee, or, How I Reclaimed Some Precious Counter Space
I recently took my coffeemaker off of the counter top and regained about a square foot of space. In my kitchen, that’s a big deal. It’s not that I’ve given up coffee – I still have my morning cup most days – it’s just that I’ve found a new way to make that cup, and [...]
continue reading "Cold-Press Coffee, or, How I Reclaimed Some Precious Counter Space"Mulberrilicious
68 degrees, sun shining, breeze blowing. It’s the quintessential weather for taking an open-window, sing-alongey, drive through the countryside. Over rolling hills, through farmland and little towns – it’s one of the simple pleasures of life, and one that I don’t indulge nearly as much as I used to. And if we’re being honest, I [...]
continue reading "Mulberrilicious"Mulberry quest
20x zoom allowed me to capture this pretty red bird, far, far up in a tree last night. I think it’s a Scarlet Tanager. (Have I mentioned how much I love this camera??) Oh, look – the bird is in a mulberry tree! I’ve been on a quest for years to find somewhere that I [...]
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