{from top: Angelique tulips, Japanese maple, dogwood, Tom Thumb pea shoot , herbs--yes, two-thirds are lavender, vi...

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!  Wishing you lots of time with family and friends, good food, strong d...

A few of you asked about the challah in the last post. This bread is my favorite because it's rich with eggs, honey, and butter. Plu...

I'm finding little things to appreciate lately, bits of joy there for the taking if only I choose to notice: t...

Nearly every evening for the past couple weeks, I've been visiting our little strawberry patch, a raised bed of 14 plant...

Brownie roll out cookies from Deb's new book There's been a lot of baking around these parts lately. The cold weather just...

This week I actually feel like a pregnant lady. For some reason I always say "pregnant lady" instead of "pregnant...

peach pie and zinnias popovers that taste just like the ones from jordan pond house in maine.   homegrown ...

Strawberry jam shortbread cookies from Apples for Jam It feels like summer here. We've had hot days and warm nights. Last night w...

 Despite the recent storms, life has been full of some really good things lately. I thought I'd share. { African flower hexag...

sweet sweets.   first attempt at basket weaving.  as you can see, it's not quite a basket yet. challah i...

Hello there. These last few weeks have been busy at work and busy at home. I've logged plenty of hours in the kitchen--mixing, rolli...