Food

We were blessed with many figs this year.  I LOVE the texture of fresh figs.  The very thing that I love most, the seeds, is often what people don’t like about them.  I had already made drunken fig jam last year and some regular fig jam as well, so I wanted to make something where ...

One of my very favorite things to cook is roast chicken.  It’s one of the few things I enjoy making over and over again, the same.  For this version, I wanted to mix the flava’ up a little. My oregano is so overgrown so I decided to use that along with some lemon thyme for the ...

Last year,  the canned item I got the greatest response to (besides pickles, of course) was salsa.  It seems that salsa speaks to everyone.  The cool thing about salsa is you can basically make it however you want.  I have a “gringo” tongue so it’s pretty abnormal that I would even stick a jalapeno in ...

I’m so excited about this particular recipe because ANYONE can make this.  There are so few ingredients and so few skills involved that my kids basically made it all.  This means you can too.  I’ve been asked a lot lately for “easier meals” or “fast recipes” which is kind of discouraging to me because I ...

We are gearing up for school around here.  I have been slowly cleaning out every area of my house to get a fresh start.  I don’t want anything hanging over my head when I start teaching my baby-girl mid-August.  I know I will have less time for projects and for doing my crazy organizing of ...

I am so glad to be done with termites…for now anyway.  We have had these crazy creatures in our house bugging us since we first saw their first “kick-outs” right after we moved in to our house 2 1/2 years ago.  You see, our house was supposed to be tented before we moved in but ...

I think the number two question I get from people related to food and cooking is, “Do you have any easy and fast recipes you make for a just a regular night at home with the family”.  YES!  I find most of what I cook to be easy but I think what people are looking ...

We’ve been super busy around here and although I’ve still been making regular meals, I haven’t had any time for projects.  These jars are an easy way to enjoy the strawberry season and not let it pass you by.  Alcohol and vinegar both allow you to throw whatever you want in without worrying about it ...

Hello, Summer.  You have been quite lovely of late.  You are lovin’ on my garden with sweet sun kisses and my tomatoes and strawberries  are therefore becoming more awesome  every day.  If you could just slow down a little that would be great, too.   Blood Orange Margarita (adapted from Mix Shake Stir by Danny Meyer’s-love this book!) 1  ...

Kids love pizza.  This is no secret.  What kids love more than pizza is their own personal pizza.   They can have something and make it all theirs.  You can learn a lot about a kid by what they put on their pizza. 2-year-old fingers can’t resist poking dough. In my experience, when kids touch and help make ...