Today I made a three-bean salad. Yes, it’s good for me, full of fiber, etc. But do you want to know the real reason? I want my own "Kid Bean" and "Chick Pea"!!!!! You, too, can be the proud owner of these two zany stuffed characters from Hanover by sending in eight UPCs for each…
Visiting Rehoboth Beach, Delaware? Looking for tasty, interesting food? This past weekend I answered, "Yes!" to both questions and found myself at Greenman Juice Bar & Bistro on Sunday afternoon for a late lunch. While it feels off the beaten path, it’s very close to all of the beach action, one street over from the…
It’s been too long since my last post! Around June 10th, our wonderful cat, Cosmic, decided to leave us. This has slowed me down more than I expected. He was so playful the last evening we saw him. The next day he was nowhere to be found. We looked in all of the usual hiding…
The Pillsbury Bake-Off has started its "You Be the Judge!" portion of the selection process for the 100 finalists for the April 2010 contest. Actually, I’m behind by two weeks, as they are already on #3 of 10 voting weeks. The recipes were due by April 20 and I’m amazed that they were able to,…
I was traveling this weekend and didn’t have access to my usual tea-making equipment (I make iced tea almost every day at home). I had some great iced tea on the road and some not-so-great. Oh, and I was traveling in the South, so sometimes my request for unsweetened tea didn’t translate. My stops and…
It’s no surprise that I found an occasion to make cupcakes! Friends were visiting us over Memorial Day weekend and they are cupcake connosieurs (they live in NYC with easy access to a myriad of successful cupcake bakeries). I decided they would be my testers. The recipe in question: Chocolate Cupcakes on p.54 of Essence…
Cameron and I had been working outside all afternoon into the evening (I’m painting the porch!) and wanted a quick and light dinner. A visit to MyRecipes.com, one of my favorite recipe sites, yielded this: Smashed White Bean and Avacado Club. Sounded interesting, was rated five stars, and going vegetarian (even vegan) for the night…
Recently my husband was craving homemade donuts. Cameron’s dream came true! He found a recipe, prepared the dough, and cut out the donuts. (NOTE: we used butter instead of shortening in the recipe.) While they were rising, he made the regular icing, according to the recipe, and I mixed up some chocolate frosting (yes, I…
Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate I admit I am very skeptical about cookbooks like this. Are they just using chocolate to lure me in? Will the butter, chocolate, and time that I put into these recipes yield fabulous results? (I’m kind of a chocolate dessert snob, I admit it!) …
I recently attended the “Herbs Galore” event at Maymont in Richmond, Virginia. What fun! Even in the 95 degree unseasonal heatwave I had a great time. So many choices! It can make your head spin, so it’s good to go with a plan. This year I actually didn’t have a list – my husband was…