amish meatloaf

Tonight I’m making Swiss meatloaf for dinner.  It’s a recipe loosely adapted from one of my favorite cookbooks, Cooking From Quilt Country by Marcia Adams. I purchased a copy of the book while on a little road trip to Harmony Minnesota with my grandma Darling. That was over 20 years ago while I was pregnant…

cinnamon raisin bagels

I’ve been having so much fun using the recipes from “Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day.” To make the bagels shown in this post, you’ll need to read the basics outlined in the book and make the master batch of dough…and then follow the instructions for making the Cinnamon Raisin Bagels on pages 74-76.…

mussels in white wine

photographs by Melissa Placzek ~mussels in white wine~ We made these yesterday afternoon and sipped vino while we did a photo shoot out on the deck. It was sunny and warm while we took pictures, and we were finally able to enjoy the fresh air without wearing jackets. I’m having so much fun learning about…

Six Senses Saturday

~Seeing~ pens, paper, paint, camera…time to get creative! Inspired to work on the tea book today! ~Hearing~ Glen Hansard ‘s voice in The soundtrack to the beautiful movie Once watch the TRAILER here Falling Slowly Minds Made Up ~Smelling~ bacon and eggs that the hubby fried up for our breakfast BLTs. ~Tasting~ tea with milk…

A Royal Wedding Afternoon Tea

Today I got to celebrate the royal wedding with two lovely friends. What a fun, fun day! What better way for Anglophiles to celebrate the royal wedding then to have an afternoon tea? with gorgeous tea sandwiches… fruit, Devon cream and lemon curd… triple berry, apple cinnamon and raspberry white chocolate scones… and a champagne…