recipe: vanilla cupcakes with sugared violas
These vanilla cupcakes with sugared violas are a pretty little dessert with a delicate detail your Mom (or anyone else) will love. Even if you don’t make them for Mother’s Day, they’re something sweet...
View Articlefyi: rosemary
Rosemary is an evergreen that is available throughout the year. It is most known for its pine like scent and appearance. It’s latin name means “dew of the sea” and is most closely related to...
View Articlerecipe: frozen rosemary lemonade
I first tried this recipe at a neighbor’s house (I have a lot of friends who are awesome cooks) and I loved it so much it’s now our favorite lemonade recipe. It’s the perfect frozen drink for summer...
View Articlerecipe: strawberry and honeyed chevre toasts
This small dish is a summer favorite of mine, especially with the (very few) early strawberries we have been harvesting from our small strawberry plants. I love it in the morning for breakfast, have...
View Articlerecipe: tomato bruschetta
This is the most basic tomato appetizer recipe you need to know. It’s beautiful, fresh, and always a welcomed nibble at summer gatherings where local and seasonal food is involved. You can get fancy...
View Articlecelebrate: The Fourth of July
I know there are countless recipe round ups getting you ready for celebrations Independence Day next week, especially foods highlighting the festive colors red, white, and blue. And wouldn’t you know,...
View ArticleIn Season: Watermelon
Summer wouldn’t be summer without watermelon, or fresh watermelon dishes. This year was the first that I attempted to grow my own watermelon; I can’t wait until they’re ripe! Keep reading to learn a...
View ArticleRecipe: Orange Strawberry and Watermelon Drink
Our favorite way to eat a watermelon is cutting it in half, and eating it with a spoon in hand. We also like to freeze cubes of it and make smoothies out of them, though when the watermelon is at room...
View Articlerecipe: ice cream brownie cake
July is a month of birthdays in our home, and this month instead of celebrating with a typical birthday cake with ice cream on the side, we had a dessert table for making ice cream sandwiches (more on...
View ArticleCelebrate: Ice Cream Sandwich Bar
For my daughter’s summer birthday party, we decided to be a little unconventional and instead of serving birthday cake and ice cream, we had a bar where the kids could make their own ice cream...
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