six senses saturday

~seeing~ The world from this point of view as I sip my first cup of morning tea… ~smelling~ the lily of the valley that’s blooming like mad all along the wraparound porch ~feeling~ excited for the long weekend ~hearing~ Beth Orton she cries your name stolen car central reservation ~tasting~ THIS bread… with more of…

my spaghetti sauce

This is my favorite recipe for spaghetti sauce. A few people have asked for the recipe and I’m happy to share. If you’ve eaten spaghetti at our home when Jeff was cooking, you’ve had a completely different dish. I like his spaghetti sauce recipe too, but it’s not the same as mine. Simmering the sauce…

toasted feta with honey & thyme

~toasted feta with thyme & clover honey~ This is unbelievably good and very easy to make. A perfect appetizer to serve with baguette and your favorite white wine. 8 oz. chunk of feta, blotted 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 Tablespoons clover honey fresh thyme sprigs sea salt and fresh ground pepper Preheat oven…

twisted herb bread

~twisted herb bread~ This bread recipe produces a large loaf of fluffy white bread with a fine crumb. If you prefer a chewier, crustier bread just substitute your favorite recipe for the ingredients listed here. The main attraction of this bread is the different herbs added to each rope of the braid. I used fresh…

Guest Blogger Mary Parks ~ North Shore Fiber Tour

I would like to welcome Mary Parks of Skrapyram back to ChinDeep! She is here to share her North Shore fiber tour adventure with us! Over the past several months, Tara, Ella, and I have gotten together once a week to knit and and talk about sewing.  But Ella has now finished the sabbatical she…