My Dream Come True "Ciabatta Bread"My First Ciabatta BreadLet me tell you one thing that I really Love...Bread. Well I don't know about you guys but I just LOVE BREAD. Specially HOMEMADE BREAD,Mmmm so good! One of my aunties use to make really yummy (read full article)

Mashed Squash

The other day I shared with you a way to prepare spaghetti squash, one of the many winter squashes. I also received a kabocha squash from my CSA, and this time I wasn’t really sure what to do with it b/c I had never made it before! It sort of l (read full article)

Track Your Garden Harvest Bounty Stats

A lot is made of planning the garden and keeping track of seeds and plant placement, but what about when the stuff starts to grow? There seems to be a shortage of material dedicated to keeping track of what you’ve actually grown. We started ke (read full article)

Ten Large Peppers

After these 10 large green peppers were placed on my countertop the song/book  "Five Little Pumpkins" quickly came to mind.  It's the song that young children learn during the month of October.  For younger tots th (read full article)

Goodbye San Francisco – Crostata with blueberries and yogurt cream

Arrivederci San Francisco – crostata ai mirtilli con crema allo yogurt It’s time to take a little time off and go where the sun is always happy and shining, not the Caribbeans but Baja Mexico. California has been under a horrendous weat (read full article)

Soup; another way of preserving the harvest!

Yes, I know that half the world is still enjoying summer - but it's the end of summer and soup is a wonderful way of preserving all those beautiful summer and fall vegetables. I also know that the other half of the world is still enjoying (?) winter (read full article)

Flourless Chocolate Cakes with Chocolate Glaze & Sugared Berries

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and the beautiful weather.  I can’t believe summer is almost coming to an end and the kids will be back to school soon.  The winter months always seem to drag on yet summer seems to just fly by. I mentio (read full article)

Weekend Food Tour: Chikurin Tei Japanese Restaurant

Last winter (January, 2010), my husband and I had the chance to experience Spring Resort Hotel in Xinbeitou in Beitou District in Taipei. Beitou is well-known to its hot springs in Northern Taiwan.  Part of the pack (read full article)

Black Raven Brewery Scotchster

Every Wednesday, Black Raven Brewery taps a special cask at 4pm. These casks are often extremely popular and you are well advised to get there early to make sure to get some before the cask runs dry. On August 4th, the featured cask was the “Sc (read full article)

Dinning Table Centerpiece Arrangements, Ideas and Tips

A Friend of mine attended a wedding and snapped a photo of the table at the reception. This attractive centerpiece caught my eye!What a beautiful arrangement. Who would have ever thought to use Hydrangea's and Succulents such as hen & chicks! (read full article)

Repost – Baked Salmon with Blueberry Sauce

Warning!! This is a repost of a recipe I did last year in the middle of winter using frozen berries. I am reposting this recipe for two reasons: 1. Blueberries are a dime a dozen right now and they are fabulous! Go buy a flat and make this recipe r (read full article)

COQ AU VIN Made Easy With Le Creuset Cookware!

COQ AU VIN(Chicken in Red Wine with Onions, Mushrooms, and Bacon)It can be made with either red wine or white wine, but the red obviously is a better choice. Julia Child's wrote that in France it is served along side parsley potatoes, buttered peas o (read full article)

Spaghetti Squash Primavera

Last week I told you all about summer squash — the different varieties, the nutritional benefits, and how to use it. I’ve also told you a little bit about some of the winter squash varieties. Surprisingly, the Barefoot Organics CSA grew winte (read full article)

Barely Heat Kissed

The orto, our garden, is producing and life is good. Our store-bought produce has dwindled to lemons and oranges. If we could figure out a way to bring  lemon or better yet, lime trees, inside for the winter, then life would be just about perfect. (read full article)

Something I prepared earlier – Winter BBQ ROAST LAMB!

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CSA Share Week 11 and Parmesan Squash Sticks

I'm going to need a larger car.Maybe even a pickup truck.Every week my farm share keeps getting bigger and bigger.I may need to get a life to boot.Every week I find myself getting more and more excited to see what the share is going to bring me. I'm (read full article)

5 Days of Fruit: Citrus Fruit

It's Day 4 of our new series: 5 Days of Fruit. Hope you enjoyed yesterday's post on all things berry related. Today's is all about citrus and we're focused on the three amigos: oranges, lemons and limes.OrangesSelection: The best way to select an o (read full article)

Croatia: Cool People and They Make Minestrone

Summer Minestrone Recipe Summer Minestrone Soup My hub gets a bit anxious about my allergies whenever we go anywhere odd/ vaguely exotic.  I joined him on a business trip a couple of years back, and he had one of his staff in Singapore translate my (read full article)

Tea Party and Coffee House Ideas

Happy party guests at our coffee house fundraiser. My husband and I do a lot of fundraising for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through our local Team in Training chapter. We recently hosted a Coffee House at our house, to help us with our (read full article)

Greek Loukoumades

Those of you who have eaten loukoumades will know what a delicious treat they are! There are cafes here that serve them and you can just walk in off the street and order a plateful of them to eat. However, home made loukoumades are much cleaner and (read full article)