I was craving crumb cake. Moist and slightly sticky crumb cake.Jon had fallen ill over the weekend, which forced us to stay home and snuggle. There was lots of lying-down time and holding cool cloths over his forehead until he fell asleep. That's definitely the part about parenting that I enjoy the least -- the ...
It all began when we came home with a handful of baby beets we harvested from our community garden. "Let's go pick the remaining beets before they pull everything out" said Karen who is an avid gardener and whose mother heads our community garden project. She didn't have to tell me twice. The children and ...
There are those things in our lives that we take for granted. Things that surround us and we barely notice as we walk by. We go on with our lives and as we grow older and move away, we feel this void. We cannot pinpoint what it is, but we feel anxious as though something ...
Summer is usually all about fruit for me. Peaches, apricots, cherries, melon, and a array of sweet and tart berries. I turn them into tarts, muffins, sorbets and ice cream... Sometimes even into savory dishes. But one can only stay away from chocolate for so long. I try, believe me -- with no result. I spent ...
I'm not the kind of person who buys souvenirs when I travel. I'm not much of a collector in general, except my props I suppose. I do not like trinkets on my shelves or clutter, but one thing I do love is to discover the foods of the region. I always bring something back.When we ...