Hello! Today was hectic and busy and awesome. We cooked and cleaned and got ready to celebrate my hubby’s 43rd birthday. We had leftover, homemade baked beans on skillet fried toast…topped with soft yolked eggs for our breakfast. SO delicious with a big mug of hot, hearty black tea. After a cozy, romantic brekky, I…
This is one of those dishes I’ve never shared because it’s so easy I just assumed everyone already knew about it. It’s loosely adapted from a recipe I got off the back of a Stove Top Stuffing box. I played with the recipe, doctored it a smidge, and made it my own. If you’re in…
Such pretty, crisp, sunny autumn days we’re experiencing here in the Mississippi river valley. Saturday’s apple orchard jaunt, and yesterdays dinner on the patio of a favorite restaurant, were perfect. I’ve been doing even MORE crock pot cooking and am actually done for awhile now. This apple cobbler with salted caramel was a wonderfully sweet…
Mezzaluna means “half moon” in Italian. This beautiful, rustic bread has a buttery garlic herb filling tucked inside that is fragrant and glorious and the perfect accompaniment to soups, salads, and of course anything Italian! We had ours with spaghetti and meatballs and Jupiter’s Orange Salad. The name comes from the shape of the loaf.…
I decided to flip flop my recipes for today and tomorrow. Today got away from me! I just realized it’s almost bed time and I haven’t posted anything on the blog. I had promised the Mezzaluna Bread today, but it’s a pretty long and involved recipe. This one isn’t, so, here goes… This is seriously…
We had a little snow accumulation last night and I woke up to the world edged in white frost and a few flakes. My basil, or at least what there was left of it, got completely fried by the frost. I wish I would have harvested it or covered it, but I didn’t. Oh well,…
The season of bread baking has begun… I’ve been in the kitchen making all sorts of different loaves featuring fresh herbs from the garden before I have to harvest them and dry them. This bubble loaf is very easy if you use the pre-made, frozen bread dough (such as Rhode’s) OR if you have homemade…
The weeks are flying by! I can hardly believe it’s already Friday again. We’ve been busy working on a bunch of different projects. All good things, so I can’t complain. I’m looking forward to date night on the deck tonight. We’re sipping some delicious wine and grilling up strip steaks. We’ll be serving them with:…
Jeff and I went for a walk to the market this morning even though the sky has been threatening rain. It’s so nice to get out of the house and breathe in the autumn air. When we returned I got busy typing away in my studio. I finally have all of the text ready to…
Today I’m hanging out at home, creating new muffin and bread recipes to share with you. Some of my minimalist chicken soup is simmering on the stove top and I’m wearing a sweater and slippers so I can have all the windows open and enjoy the cool, rainy day. The fireplace is at full roar…