four ingredient chocolate chip peanut butter cookies

Unbelievably easy to make… These rich, chocolaty, peanut buttery cookies are more like peanut butter shortbread. The best peanut butter cookies don’t call for flour. I am so happy I made this discovery. Only four ingredients! Need I say more? 😉 2 cups organic, creamy peanut butter 2 large eggs 2 cups sugar 1 and…

merry making

We’ve been busy decking the halls (pretty much the same way we did last year…so I thought I’d just give you a link to those pictures instead of taking duplicates.) This year, I’m happy to report, I didn’t injure myself, which made the decorating infinitely more enjoyable. How many cookies can one person bake? Well,…

homestyle turkey and noodles

I like to save all of the bones, giblets, wings, and necks from my turkeys and chickens so I can make homemade soups and stews. This is a frugal way to go and very flavorful. I decided to take a few pictures of the easy process so I could share it with you. This year…

country house weekend savory breakfast bread

~ cake aux olives et jambon ~ olive and ham loaf I found this amazing recipe while perusing the pages of one of my favorite cookbooks, Paris Boulangerie Patisserie : Recipes from Thirteen Outstanding French Bakeries by Linda Dannenberg. This particular recipe is from the oldest patisserie in the city, Stohrer. Stohrer’s chef, Chef Moreau,…

creativity nights

Last night I was invited to my friend Clare’s quilting and design studio for an evening of catching up and creativity. We’ve decided to try to get together once a week to sip tea or wine, chat and make things. Since it’s so cold this time of year, a wooly quilt seemed like a good…