Roasted Strawberry Agua Fresca with Basil
When I learned that you can- and should!- roast strawberries, I was kind of shocked. While conceptually this makes perfect sense (because what fruit or vegetable does not improve with
When I learned that you can- and should!- roast strawberries, I was kind of shocked. While conceptually this makes perfect sense (because what fruit or vegetable does not improve with
I am back with a recipe and another giveaway to celebrate three years of blogging! While I originally said I’d be doing a week of giveaways, I decided to spread
I’ve never been much of a drinker. In fact, before my recent trip to Mexico, I could count the number of margaritas I’ve consumed in my life on one hand.
Welcome to Week 13 of One Simple Change: my year long series of weekly tips dedicated to enhancing your health and your life. If you are new to my blog,
I have been sick as a dog this past week. {What’s up with that expression, by the way? My dog is perfectly healthy.} The kind of sick where you cannot
Welcome to Week 6 of One Simple Change! If you are not familiar with my OSC series, here’s what it’s all about: I’m giving you a new and different healthy
Dear Brandy, It’s your birthday, and as you’ve probably gathered, a few of us “got together” to throw you a virtual bash. It was my job to make the soup
I’ve been making Black Bean Chili With Chocolate for years, but for some reason, I never got around to posting it here on the blog. I personally don’t give a
I had such a nice weekend: it finally snowed so I was home most of the time hanging out with my family, and had a chance to clean and organize
I’m a huge fan of dips, and the ones I like best are interesting, yet still healthy- dips you can dig into without guilt to take the edge off your
I don’t want to tell you how many cookies I ate at the cookie swap and in the days that followed. Just know that it was way too many. Truth
With the publication of Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can’t Wait to Make, Melissa Clark has now written 32 books. She also writes for numerous print
We have an extra refrigerator in our garage. It’s where I keep my “bee tea”- a sugar/herb solution I’ve been making in large quantities and feeding to my bees for
I bought these local concord grapes earlier this week. I had visions of using them in Jennie’s muffins…a recipe I’ve had my eye on for a long time. But that
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of The National Onion Association for Kitchen PLAY. I am being compensated for my efforts; all opinions are 100% mine.
Though I try to limit the sugar in my diet, I have lately become obsessed with making homemade simple syrups. I love infusing them with herbs from my garden…the flavor
I spent a few days in beautiful Stowe, Vermont with my family recently. We had a great time, and I was really looking forward to sharing some photos of our
I am going to write up this post as quick as I can: getting it done is one of many things on my ever-growing to-do list for today. Why the
A month or so ago, when my roses were in full bloom, I plucked what seemed like an awful lot of petals and set them aside to dry. My intention
This month, I got to cook from not one, but two (!) blogs for the secret recipe club. Yesterday I posted about my rendition of Julia’s delicious galette; today I
When I first heard about Pie Day, I was stumped about what to “bring” to the virtual party. Because I’d just posted these cupcakes, I decided to go in a
I feel like I should be offering you all something more substantial (I posted this fruit-based recipe the other day, after all), but the fact of the matter is this:
I had a fabulous dinner with my family at Hundred Acres in New York City last week. I don’t drink very often, but I absolutely loved their Spicy Watermelon Lemonade
I’ve confessed before that despite growing them in my garden, I am not really a big fan of raw radishes. I find them passable when slathered with butter, and eat