I’m back….

Posted on June 28, 2006 - Filed Under Blog news, On the web | 3 Comments

I’ve been the absentee blogger this week for a multitude of reasons, none of which I feel like sharing but be comforted in the fact that the absense is over. Even if you aren’t sure what that means for you…maybe some good new recipes, maybe some cool new links, who knows.
In the meantime, you can [...]

Baking/Summer

Posted on June 22, 2006 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment

I’ve been nurturing my obsession with baking lately (note: this is an obsession, but baking is somewhat fearsome to me - it’s so science-oriented) but checking out what’s new and on the horizon for baking cookbooks. If you want to see what I’ve found as some new and exciting prospects, check out my latest article [...]

The recipe . . .

Posted on June 22, 2006 - Filed Under bread, breakfasts | 1 Comment

Banana-Stuffed French Toast
serves 4
Adapted from Weekend Magazine, July/August 2006

Syrup
1 cup maple syrup
1 tbsp unsalted butter
1/4 tsp vanilla extract
1 cinnamon stick

French Toast
4 slices large (cut 1 inch deep) challah bread (or 8 smaller pieces, also 1 inch deep)
1 medium banana, sliced thin
4 large eggs
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp sugar
pinch of salt
pinch of nutmeg
3/4 tsp vanilla extract

Combine the [...]

Ooops.

Posted on June 21, 2006 - Filed Under Just Photos | Leave a Comment

I was having blogger issues this past weekend and after an hour gave up trying to post, but here is a little preview to get you salivating….I will be posting the recipe this evening. For sure.

Read the full post at Cucina Bella, a family cooking blog.
This feed contains copyrighted photos and text from Cucina Bella. [...]

Weekend preview

Posted on June 17, 2006 - Filed Under On the web | Leave a Comment

Will and I had a dramatic afternoon in the grocery store yesterday so I didn’t bring home enough food to create anything extraordinary. But I have big plans this weekend for some yummy recipes like blackberry limeade. With any luck, they will be up today and tomorrow in time for Kalyn’s Weekend Herb Blogging, Sweetnicks’ [...]

Cause for celebration

Posted on June 16, 2006 - Filed Under Farm Fresh | 1 Comment

I’ve been waiting, somewhat patiently, for the day to come. I’ve struggled through months of wanting to support local growers but being unable to because of the late opening of farmer’s markets in the immediate area. And finally, finally, finally it’s that time.
As I was driving home this afternoon from a very brief trip [...]

QOTW: First job/first knowledge

Posted on June 16, 2006 - Filed Under News Break | 3 Comments

The women over at Work At Home Mom Bloggers are talking about first jobs this week and I decided to join in and share my first experience with a paying job.
So what was my first job? Well, promise not to laugh too hard, but from when I was 15 until I turned 18, I was [...]

Morning up

Posted on June 14, 2006 - Filed Under breakfasts, drinks | 2 Comments

What’s morning up? Morning up is what you need when you’re alarm has jolted you from sleep, leaving you eyes half shut and your lids unyielding. It’s what you need when your limbs just don’t want to pull away from the warm, cushioned comfort of your bed. It’s what you need when you’ve been up [...]

Morning up

Posted on June 14, 2006 - Filed Under breakfasts, drinks | 2 Comments

Grilled Herbed Carrots

Posted on June 13, 2006 - Filed Under vegetables | Leave a Comment

My son loves carrots. My husband likes carrots, and that’s high praise for a vegetable from him. And I really like them too. They are rich in beta-carotene and also contain alpha-carotene, both antioxidants that help ward off bad things for your body like eyesight lossage and cancer.
It’s Tuesday, which happens to be the day [...]

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