Time Off

Posted on June 30, 2007 - Filed Under Blog news | Leave a Comment

Hello everyone,
Sunday Breakfasts has to be postponed this week due to lack of time. Although I have written a partial post and made what I intended to, I just don’t have time to finish it before we head off on a week’s getaway.
I hope you all have a fantastic week. See you back here next [...]

Canning and Preserving: My Introduction

Posted on June 29, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, preserving/canning | Leave a Comment

Something clicked this spring and I decided that I wanted to try canning jams, veggies, pickles . . . you name it. It’s not something I have ever done before though or even seen done. And frankly, I can be a bit obsessive when trying to do something new. True to form, I bought two [...]

Strawberry Sauce

Posted on June 28, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, breakfasts, fruit | 1 Comment

In the dead of winter, a favorite breakfast around my house are Belgium waffles with strawberry sauce and fresh whipped cream. Once upon a time, my husband would purchase frozen strawberries in syrup in the grocery store’s freezer.
But when I started cooking more and started shrugging off premade foods, I started making our strawberry sauce [...]

Strawberry Sauce

Posted on June 28, 2007 - Filed Under Farm Fresh, breakfasts, fruit | 1 Comment

Strawberries, Strawberries, Strawberries . . .

Posted on June 27, 2007 - Filed Under A Little Help, Mama's baby, fruit | 3 Comments

Sunday afternoon was a blast. My good friend Virtual Frolic, Will and I went to Jones Family Farms in Shelton, Conn., to pick strawberries. It was the perfect day for it — not too hot, a nice breeze and a good amount of sun.
As a little girl, I used to go strawberry picking with my [...]

Sunday Breakfasts #4: Banana Blueberry Muffins

Posted on June 26, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, bread, breakfasts, muffins | 1 Comment

Okay, yes. I was supposed to post this two days ago . . . but things got busy. My apologies. The good news is that this week’s Sunday Breakfasts will appear early — on Saturday instead.
I knew this Sunday would be a busy one so I wanted a good “on the go” breakfast. These muffins [...]

Cravings? What Cravings?

Posted on June 22, 2007 - Filed Under Pregnancy | 3 Comments

See these little buggers? Normally, I hate them. I can’t quite place what it is about them - the excess saltiness or the vinageriness or what. But I hate them. Normally.
‘Cept, right now, I love them. I crave them. I want to bring big, fat ones home and stuff them with gorgonzola cheese and devour [...]

Zesty Black Bean, Corn and Cucumber Salad

Posted on June 19, 2007 - Filed Under ARF, salad | Leave a Comment

The good news is that I had tremendous success grilling clams in beer on my parents’ gas grill this weekend. The bad news is I forgot my camera and have zero photo evidence to show for it. So how to grill clams on a gas grill will be a story for another day, I guess. [...]

Sunday Breakfasts #3: Father’s Day Edition

Posted on June 17, 2007 - Filed Under Sundays, breakfasts, eggs | 2 Comments

For once, I planned this breakfast menu days in advance. It actually started with the biscuit. When I saw the recipe on A Year in Bread, I knew it was something I had to try (particularly since I’ve had a monster craving for biscuits this pregnancy). But what to pair with it?
Being that it’s Father’s [...]

In search of . . .

Posted on June 15, 2007 - Filed Under A Little Help, Pregnancy | Leave a Comment

I need a tried and true coffee cake recipe. What I am imagining is a cinnamon swirl coffee cake with the yummy streusel topping. But it cannot contain sour cream or an absurd amount of butter (I am beginning to think this is a tall order). I’ve searched the web and blogosphere and haven’t found [...]

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