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  • Dinners on Me…….

    Last week I wrote about our Family Dinner tradtion and your responses we so kind and positive. Many of you asked for the recipes and I am only too happy to share them with you. Hummus   One can of… Continue reading

  • Some Things in my Ear

    Yesterday Mimi and I headed to the store to do what's known as the "big shop"; buying everything needed for Thanksgiving dinner. With all of the cooking,crafting, and writing I'm doing lately, I have many things loaded onto my ipod… Continue reading

  • Pumpkin Vegetable Soup

      Yesterday found me outside placing many leaves in beds before the rains came. I almost got done, but the rain started sooner than I had hoped. Along with the rain the weather turned cold and so the day called… Continue reading

  • Bear, Marcel and Pasta Fourno

    So often on the blogs we share those very fun projects and living experiences we have with our kids. What happens when they grow up, move out and off to college? I can feel the tears welling up in your… Continue reading

  • Sneakers Soup

    While we were on vacation, our friend Nicce made a family favorite called sneakers soup. I knew the moment I saw this being put together that I had to share it with you. A combination of chocolate,dulce de leche, vanilla ice… Continue reading

  • The Secrets of a 4th of July Chef

    I thought today's blog post would be about the 4th of July, happily celebrated among family, friends, and the foxes. As I was looking through the myriad of photos I took, I noticed a very special story emerging. Mimi climbed… Continue reading

  • Some Tagine for the Soul

    Spring and warm weather come and Spring and warm weather go. Yesterday we had torrential rains and the temperature dropped to 37 degrees last night. Luckily I had made a big pot of Tagine and couscous and this kept us… Continue reading

  • The Tea Maker

    Saturday we woke up to light sprinkles and some colder weather than we've been having all week. As I sat knitting, little "O" asked, "Would you like some tea?"  "That would be very nice. Thanks "O".  Never having made tea… Continue reading

  • Meet What You Eat: The Old Mill

    Our one small change this month is to meet our food sources. It can be really vexing to know where to start but it seems that the easiest place is by reading the food labels of the things we eat. A… Continue reading

  • They’re Here: Semlor

    I can't imagine having a happier weekend. Thank you for all of the wonderful birthday wishes for little O. We had such a fun gathering of family and friends. The fun continued with the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. The… Continue reading