Cranberry (or Blueberry) Cream Scones
My lists are getting ever longer — what cookies to bake when, what to look for at the store if they don’t have the kale …
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Digging out from the flu/cold that felled the adults in the household last month, I made cookies to ease us back into normalcy. These could …
I made three pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving this year but what I want to tell you about today is the pumpkin chocolate cake that didn’t …
Thanksgiving this year, our third away from the United States, will involve an overpriced turkey imported from France, lots of roasted and sauteed vegetables, butternut …
Sliding into November, it was 63 degrees Fahrenheit this morning on my run and it felt downright chilly when I left the house (once out …
Life these days is made of extra cups of coffee, sipped outdoors if we can manage it (though we’re not as bleary eyed as you …
I started thinking about writing this post back in June, when it was so hot — maybe not hotter than Hades but pretty close and …
It occurs to me that I missed rhubarb season this year. While I can sporadically find kale or packaged chard at the grocery store in …
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul …
I’ve been walking the past week or so — I suppose I could say hiking as I do set out from the Bear Valley Trail in …