After a long day of writing and editing, I always head out to the kitchen to relax. Making dinner is one of my favorite parts of the day. I light a candle, open the porch door to let in fresh air (weather permitting), watch a movie on the little DVD player or listen to music…
“Ice-cream is exquisite. What a pity it isn’t illegal.” ~ Voltaire Today’s lunch….black cherry malts! Do you ever substitute ice cream for a meal in the summer? We do. Several times a summer actually. Try it. And if you find that you’re feeling guilty for some strange reason…add a handful of fresh berries! Voila. Health…
we just enjoyed these delicious, stacked caprese salads with green and red zebra heirloom tomatoes. we strolled up to the red wing farmer’s market at the depot yesterday and picked up a bunch of beautiful, fresh produce… I have more tomatoes than I know what to do with (again)…which is a good problem to have!…
a beautiful day spent on Sorin’s Bluff in Red Wing. Perfect weather, birdsong, the new Missy Higgin’s album, romance, reading Browning in the dappled sunlight, wine, spinach salads in a jar, Rainier cherries, Gruyere, Italian bread, unfiltered olive oil, chocolate, laughter, hearing the cheers from a far off ball game, good conversation, fresh air and…
I’m trying to post all of my summer salad recipes before September 1st. I have so many of them I don’t know if I’ll be able to without inundating you with salad seven days a week! Well, we’ll see. There are still a couple weeks left. This tuna pasta salad can be tailored to fit…
Hello friends! Here’s another awesome salad recipe. I had a bunch of carrots in my fridge, a TON of mint growing in the herb garden…and this salad is the result. Crispy, crunchy, colorful, sweet and tart. Great with grilled fish or cold, marinated shrimp. Serves 4 to 6 people prep time- 5 minutes cook time-…
I’ve been cooking with cayenne, spicy peppers, fresh ginger, wasabi and garlic this week. I’m trying to get rid of a nasty summer cold that just crept in and decided to stay for awhile. I waited about a week, tried to rest, drank local honey and raw vinegar thinking I might be able to make…
Jeff had a meeting in the cities today so Gracie and I were on our own. We did a bit of baking, I made some homemade salad dressing and crocheted while we started watching THIS series on Netflix. Cancan tea cake can be made by baking any cake batter in a 28 oz. can. Just…
ahhhhh….what a lovely at-home vacation it was…traveled to Cannon Falls for some live music, vino, antiquing and waterfall gazing…grilled some pizzas…saw THIS movie (which was awesome)…lounged around the house…started reading THIS book… had a yummy dinner at THIS restaurant…entertained my daughter’s cat (Doug)… and took a few hammock naps. I hope you’re all enjoying summer!…
I can smell autumn in the air. The mornings and evenings have been cooler and everything sounds different. Crisper. I can hear a train passing through our downtown, and even that sounds different. It must have something to do with the humidity dropping…all of those water droplets must soften the edges of sounds. Last night…