A Tale of Two Aprons
My daughter, Cori, outgrew her Easy Bake Oven in a week. As a 7-year-old she was fearless as she waded into the waters of “baking like a Mommy.” She became Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Recipes
Cookie Monster
Darrell doesn’t often browse cook books. He’s pretty habitual about his food and knows what he likes. He makes only one cake, ever. No-one complains. He could easily market, sell, Continue Reading →
Let the Games Begin!
Around our little homestead we often have a friendly competition going on in the kitchen. Darrell and I both love to cook though we lean towards different areas of expertise. Continue Reading →
Friends, Family & Irish Tea Bread
It’s easy to forget we share common ground when differing views about sensitive issues such as immigration rise to the surface. I have to pause to remember that our roots Continue Reading →
Simply-gluten-free-dairy-free-delicious
I can’t help it. As soon as there’s even a whisper of a gathering my mind starts planning the menu. Do you remember the rehearsal dinner post when my son Continue Reading →
May the Tarts be with you!
A long time ago on a farmette far far away it is a period of thoughtful contemplation. My grandson is coming for a visit and I’m browsing the local grocery Continue Reading →
A boy, a tree house….and a stromboli
Last week memories of my early days of parenting came flooding in as I crept out of bed and tip-toed into my grandson’s bedroom to watch his chest rise and Continue Reading →
“Tastes like Another please….’
I have to admit this is not my ordinary blog post. There’s a reason I’ve gone over the deep end. I teach Middle School students who are a breath away Continue Reading →
A Bee Sting you’ll love!
We have a lot of big ideas in motion here at our farmette. Most recently, we’re brewing hard cider in the library, pulling all kinds of breads and other goodies Continue Reading →
Blue Ribbon Maple Walnut Biscotti
Let me preface this post by saying that I’m not attached to grand prizes or blue ribbons. They’re fun to win but they’re not the reason that I enter the Continue Reading →