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Last week I was invited to play tennis with the ladies, and unfortunately, managed to smack two of them with my serve during our match. The rule is, if you hit someone with a tennis ball, you have to buy them a drink. So I invited the tennis group ov (read full article)
Check out this lemonade stand! Isn’t it just the cutest? We won it this weekend at the auction to benefit our kids’ schools, and I could not be happier. Love the design, the vintage lemon pictures and the basket of goodies that came with. (read full article)
Each week, on Monday (usually), I come up with the dinner plan for the entire week. What sounds onerous to some is actually a dream for me, as I organize myself well before the excitement of the week starts. No more last minute scrambles to figure o (read full article)
I made this last week for our first TGIF block party, using the Butternut Squash that came in our weekly box from Two Small Farms, and it was a great success. Very easy, and the butternut squash made the hummus sweet and tasty. My kids enjoyed it as (read full article)
Mother’s Day in my house is definitely bittersweet. My Mom died when I was in college and for a long time, I did not acknowledge Mother’s Day. Then I got married and had a couple kids, and now Mother’s Day is again the celebration i (read full article)
This weekend, we celebrated a birthday and an anniversary, so there was lots of cooking to keep me busy. The best thing I made this weekend was an Orange Cheesecake with Candied Kumquats (and Blood Oranges) which used up the cute kumquats from our Fr (read full article)
My neighbor Amy and I love to chat about baking and cooking. We both share an interest in having fun in the kitchen, and recently she shared these photos of a cake she baked for her friend’s Bat Mitzvah. I was so excited by the beauty of the ca (read full article)
I have been dying to post this recipe for a while, but every time I mention it to my friends, they look at me in disbelief. They are too polite to say anything nasty, but I think they cannot believe this combination. Honestly, it works! Aunt Janet tu (read full article)
With an over abundance of squash from our Two Small Farms CSA, I was looking for new recipes to try for last week’s menu plan. The recipe for Gingered Butternut Squash and Wild Rice in Lorna Sass’s book Whole Grain Everyday Every Way caug (read full article)
Roasting your own pumpkin for pie this Thanksgiving is not a difficult process. And you will be amazed at the difference in taste. Last week, in preparation for my pie baking marathon Thanksgiving week, I roasted up a Musquee de Provence pumpkin. Th (read full article)
Lisa was right. She and I have been subscribing to the same fruit CSA (Frog Hollow Farms CSA) since early September. Each week, with our 5 pound box of perfectly ripe, organic and local fruit, we receive a recipe for a delightful dessert using the f (read full article)
With all the squash on my counter from our Two Small Farms CSA box, I have been itching to make soup. And, I found a fun recipe in a pressure cooker cookbook, Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure, by Lorna Sass. The addition of oatmeal was new to (read full article)
This week’s cookie started out with inspiration from Ina Garten’s Back to Basics cookbook, a great addition to any cookbook collection. Ina’s original recipe is Raisin Pecan Oatmeal Cookies, but due to some dietary restrictions in (read full article)
I clipped this recipe out of Martha Stewarts Everyday Food back in 2006, and as the cool weather approaches, it is definitely a go-to recipe in our house. The original recipe has stayed pretty much the same, but I have been known to add other root ve (read full article)
Last night, I decided to take the two Delicata Squashes from our CSA box from a couple weeks ago and cook them up. But, my kids have never had stuffed squash before, so I wanted to make a particularly kid-friendly version. But, my husband is not wild (read full article)
As it turns out this week, our box of vegetables from Two Small Farms contained loads of interesting things, that combined with what I had left from last week, made a great curry. I pulled it together early Sunday afternoon, before we embarked on our (read full article)
Growing up, I remember cooking often with my Mom, but for some reason, this specific recipe really sticks in my mind. I was in elementary school, and a Girl Scout, and we had to do our cooking badge. I am not sure if my Mom took the afternoon off fr (read full article)
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