Basil. Garlic. Olive oil. Pine nuts. Parmesan. These are the makings of a fabulous, wonderful, delicious pesto — and believe me, I adore pesto. It’s fabulous on so many things: pasta, sandwiches, baked potatoes, whatever. When it comes to making pesto, I have always been a food processor girl. Seriously. Every pesto I have...
Read more →Sometimes, it feels like I blink and a whole month has spun by. That’s what October felt like. It was a whirlwind of trips to New Hampshire and the Cape, along with birthdays, work projects and Halloween. I fear that I might blink again soon and have November speed past me too. Before it...
Read more →Happy birthday, Weekend Herb Blogging! Weekend Herb Blogging is celebrating its second birthday this weekend. Creator Kalyn of Kalyn’s Kitchen has challenged bloggers to incorporate an herb and a veggie into a dish for this weekend’s roundup. I have to admit, mine doesn’t quite fit the bill though, since tomatoes are a fruit, not...
Read more →Shawn and I recently enjoyed an anniversary meal at Jim Barbarie’s in Danbury, Conn. Read about the food here. I have a Spice Stack in my kitchen and it’s solving a few storage problems (yay!). Read about it here. I’ve been trying to cut back on my fattening sweets – really I have. Read...
Read more →Where to start? There are so many elements to trying to lead a greener life. It encompasses everything from where we get our food from to what we clean with. For me, it even means staying away from unnecessary synthetics (in clothing, in the kitchen, etc). I spent a good part of the last...
Read more →When Rachel from Food Maven (and Coconut & Lime) shot me an email about her one time event, What’s in Your Basket?, I was thrilled to join in. After all, it’s so much fun checking out what other people purchase. Okay, okay, so that probably makes me a shopping cart voyeur, or something of...
Read more →Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. The stores are already sporting their reds and pinks, hearts and cupids. Hell, they’ve been doing that since Dec. 26. No matter though, with the V-day (and I am very fond of this holiday. It would be my #3 favorite holiday behind Halloween and Christmas, respectively) only one month...
Read more →Just a quick PSA . . . Faith at Blog Appetite has created a wonderful post that highlights all of the Food Blog Award nominees so it’s easy click and see. Check that out here. Thanks Faith for all of your hard work! And if you haven’t voted in the Food Blog Awards yet,...
Read more →I came here to mention that the voting booths are open for the Food Blog Awards. As a judge of this year’s FBAs, I am proud of the contribution I made and happy with our selections for finalists. I have no qualms about the popular blogs that didn’t make the cut. Just because a...
Read more →During the first few weeks of Hump Day Horizons, finding topics was easy. There was such an array to choose from. Honestly, the entire genre of upcoming books was at my disposal. But as time has worn on, things have gotten progressively more difficult. Some weeks it’s downright impossible to narrow down onto on...
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