I have purchased and used 3.5 Liters of vodka in the past week. Shocked yet? You can stop researching the nearest AA meetings and staging my intervention…I haven’t been drinking it, I’ve been crafting with it; behold, vanilla and mint extracts! A friend of mine gave me some homemade vanilla for Christmas last year and […]
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16 Aug
the birth, the death, and the money-does-buy-some-things rebirth of my garden
The birth: The death: And the “I gave in and bought it at Meijer” Rebirth VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL ^ Check out my pretty plants that somebody else coaxed into the world 3 months later… VIEW SLIDE SHOW DOWNLOAD ALL Granted, the basil looks a little untended…because it is…and I just pilfered it to […]
28 Apr
apologies and albert einstein
For those of you that faithfully read my blog: my apologies; it has been entirely too long since I posted anything! For those of you freshly stumbling upon this post: welcome to my ramblings! A few months ago, I started some seedlings, nesting them in our guest bathtub under a fluorescent light. A few weeks […]
28 Apr
morning…
is my favorite time of day. Not the abuse of the alarm clock, the achy body sliding out from under warm covers, not the frantic scramble of assembling a decent outfit or dragging the dog out from under the bed to stuff in his crate before stuffing myself in the car…not that kind of morning. […]
5 Sep
What’s your favorite kitchen tool?
I love my food processor. It took me a little while to figure out all the amazing things it can do, and I about freaked out when I discovered it could make homemade pie crust. So, do share. What’s your favorite kitchen tool?
5 Sep
August jardin and berry picking
My ONE morning glory! Also, apparently my peppers turn red. I’ve been picking them green, and they’ve been tasty. Then things got busier and I forgot to water…a lot. So when I finally remembered to water again, I found out that my peppers turn red! A beautiful, tomato-y red! And still tasty! So, I’m learning […]
5 Sep
I love pie! And berries and bread…and chicken and donuts.
Hand-pitted cherries, stains on my counter, homemade pie crust…yes, please! I loved making it. And eating it. What do you do when you have extra pie crust that you just can’t bear to pitch? You make a baby apple pie. Duh. 100% whole wheat baguettes-started in the bread maker, finished by the oven- […]
10 Aug
i. love. cooking.
Due to my employer’s schedule, I have had some wonderful time off this summer! Thus, the following homemakings ensued: peach blueberry pie strawberry jam granola whole wheat bread God cooked this cutie up, but I had to include him! There was also the redecorating of the kitchen, from reds and mustard yellows (think […]
10 Aug
mon petit jardin, summer 2011
I’m always learning new things with gardening. We recently moved into a house and I elatedly learned I would have a garden plot. The planting began as soon as we had the house interior in working order. tomatoes: heirloom and beefsteak peppers: bell, tabasco, and jalapeno greens: lettuce and spinach flowers and decorative: morning glories, […]
10 Aug
Bucket List: Run a Mini-Marathon: CHECK!
Once upon a time, I made a bucket list. I included items like, cook a whole meal completely from food I’ve grown in my garden, knit a pair of socks, drive Route 66, etc. In January, I decided to sign up for my first mini-marathon, 13.1 miles. I was already too late for the most […]