Hello everyone, It is still hot and sunny here so take a little break and enjoy a cup of peach tea and a book in the hammock. It is phlox and hydrangea season here so I have picked a basket to enjoy. My hammock is a canvas yard sale find
I love pesto as much as the next guy, but what about using basil in some non-traditional way? When I saw anise basil growing in the fabulous schoolyard garden started by my friend Dorothy (along with about 40 other basil varieties), I knew I had to try making something sweet
This has been a summer of extremes– record high temperatures,weeks of drought followed by days and days of monsoon rains, and thunderstorms that literally rocked the house! Somehow through it all, my flowers have managed to thrive. (I’m really not sure why!!) Some notes about care of my flowers this
I wanted to share with you an on going project that I started way back in March. Basically I widened the liriope circle around a clump of trees and added some new plantings and a new focal feature. I had two reasons for doing so – the main one is
The doors had been closed for over six years, I heard. The little shop was still full of merchandise, old and new. Antiques played nicely with made-in-China “primitives” while barely-there cobwebs danced in the summer breeze. As I wandered through the dimly lit rooms of this old house turned shop,
I love all kinds of fritters… apple fritters, corn fritters, potato fritters… I even want a pet named Fritter… in fact it would be some sort of a short stack type of animal… a low rider/squatty adorable thing… because that’s what a fritter is… a round low riding food… and
We have had the loveliest of weather this past week. It has given a taste of autumn, so much so that I made oven stew last Friday and located the few remaining Pumpkin Spice K-Cups Christopher had bought me last semester. The timing of the antibiotics was not the best…
I’ve spent the past few weeks talking about living a Pantry Lifestyle on a tight budget. I thought today I’d write about what we learned was important during seasons of abundance. Here are a few ideas from what I have learned over the years. The Priority List I’ve written before
Today let’s celebrate Julia Child, a culinary icon who introduced French cooking to millions of American households. I for one, salute this trailblazer, whose first cookbooks, “Mastering The Art Of French Cooking,” volumes one and two, were my countertop companions as a young bride. With her detailed step-by-step instructions, I
I can’t help myself. It’s zucchini time and for me that means another stuffed zucchini recipe. Come on — who can deny that these little orbs weren’t crying out for some stuffing? I’ve posted several stuffed zucchini recipes in the past – stuffed with ricotta cheese, with cheesy rice and veggies,
I finally did something with the unfinished chipboard letters I got from Hobby Lobby a long time ago. The regular price of this size letter is $1.99 and I got them at 40% off. If you wait eventually everything in that store goes on sale. I haven’t tried tracking their
August Garden Chores for the South August is a good time to begin planning for Fall and next spring in the south – and these are things you too can begin to think about if you’re in a different location – the seasonal changes are coming to us all.
There is something about the words… coming home… that create the loveliest of images in my mind… a place of Sanctuary from the storms which batter from the outside world. I truly believe our homes are a blank canvas in which each homemaker creates Art for those she loves.A home
For those of you with gardens, your zucchini is coming in fast and furious right now, I’m sure. If you haven’t got a garden, they’re plentiful in farmer’s markets too. How to use all those zucchini? I’ve posted lots of recipes on the blog, from stuffed zucchini to raw
Looking for a quick lunch? Or munchies to have with drinks? Try these bruschette with burrata cheese and grilled tomatoes. These little tomatoes have been ripening in my garden faster than you can say “pomodori” and grilling them is one of the best ways to enjoy their intense flavor. While
So yesterday the dark grey skies opened up and the sun came out! I wasn’t taking any chances so I went out and did some weeding, mowed our small front yard,opened up the windows to air the house out and cleaned the place from top to bottom. By the
Growing up Cuban meant we didn’t eat many salads. And by “many,” I mean, “none.” For the most part, the only time green things appeared on our plates were the tiny, diced pieces of bell pepper in our sofrito. (For the uninformed, sofrito is at the beginning of most Cuban
When we moved into this house we had an old apple tree, a whole bunch of crabapples and an apricot tree on the property. Now the apricot was planted right outside the backdoor and every summer we’d have to dodge the bees as the fruit dropped. NOT a good idea.
No baking involved on this one. It’s ice cream, stuffed with a surprise and rolled in a topping. It may not cool down the temperature outdoors, but this treat is bound to cheer you on a hot summer’s day. Make a bunch of these ahead of time and you’ve
PAINTED AND LACE MASON JARS Versatile and Decorative Storage Mason jars are so easy to find – at garage sales, thrift stores, and just about any store. I have boxes full of Mason jars of all sizes in our cellar. They can function as vases, votives and as storage. I
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