This was my first attempt at monkey bread and it turned out really yummy. I decided to make one of these for our friend Dave, and he said it’s the best monkey bread he’s ever had. I made mine with homemade caramel sauce, but you could use pre-made caramel sauce if you’re in a hurry.…
When I went up to the farmer’s market to get the tomatoes for this dish I was thinking about a romantic lunch on the deck with my little family and about how nice it would be to finally get a decent photo of a stuffed tomato on my blog. I have several photos on earlier…
Happy July, Friends. Can you believe it’s already July? Where did June go? Maybe I didn’t notice it because it rained all month! I must have mistaken it for April. Hmmmmm…. Well here we are at the beginning of another month. We’re making plans for our staycation, and for the 4th, and for a very…
The day started with a phone call from my daughter Andrea, inviting me and Gracie to go out to tea and breakfast at Caribou with her and the grand girls. So, we popped out of bed and got ready in a little less than 15 minutes and ran out the door. Sometimes I love the…
Good morning! I’m headed out to the kitchen to start making our potato salad, sandwiches and a pie for our picnic today. We may end up enjoying it on the screened-in porch if it rains, but I’m determined to have a picnic, even if it’s not under the shade of a big tree on a…
Another snow day here in Minnesota…Gracie and I just watched a movie and I’ve been cooking and illustrating and listening to my favorite radio shows. It must have snowed all night because we woke up to at least a foot more of the white stuff. And it just keeps coming down… We might bundle up…
Mmmmmmm! I’m enjoying a thick slice of this delicious, fragrant cake and sipping a cup of Earl Blue as I write this post. There is something so wonderful about the combination of bergamot/lavender tea and moist, lemony/herb cake. These refreshments seem like something that Beatrix Potter characters would indulge in before being tucked into bed.…
I took a little break today so I could make a special scone recipe for teatime. Jeff and Gracie recently discovered their love for Biscoff spread. They’ve been scooping it out of the jar and eating it by the spoonful…melting it and pouring it over ice cream… I had to hide the rest of the…
I’ve been cooking almost all day, and what a fun day it’s been. Playing with the Demarle pans again! This time I made Chicken Cordon Bleu in the grande mold…and when Gracie got home we made a batch of these baked maple bacon mini donuts in the donut pan. Everything turned out so good. I…
Hello Friends! A few of you have written to me asking about my new blogging schedule, and I really appreciate the interest. I’m so sorry that some of you got worried about me. Nothing’s wrong…I just decided that a few solid years of blogging every day has proven to be worth while, but not as…