Likes to Play With Her Food

A lovely week, busy, but lovely.  I began Wednesday afternoon stopping by the grocery store one last time and then home to prepare for...

We had the most awesome day Friday.  It started out very early for me.  I went to work at 5:30 a.m.  so I could take a half day off to go...

Even though I've spent a great portion of my time out in the garden the last four years, I am  still a new gardener.  Combine a littl...

It's definitely summer and the local fruits and veggies are beginning to show up in abundance.  I like to store lots of them for th...

Summer finally made it to the Pacific Northwest.  It usually rains on the fourth of July, but this year the sunshine came out to play.  T...

It's been awhile since I shared a garden update.  We've been out every chance we can get turning the soil and planting our garden.  ...

Flower Arrangements by Christy Payton I haven't posted in a few weeks.  I bought myself some new cooking tools, ceramic knives.  Th...

The second recipe Barb sent for me to try last week was a Stifado .  Stifado dishes are stews, and they are easy to recognize: they include ...

While chatting with a my lifelong friend/sister, Barb, on Facebook the other day she mentioned a couple of her mom's family recipes, ...

The last gift is wrapped, all the cookies are done, plated, and on their way to friends and family.  I just got word the kids in ...

We squeezed in a little holiday fun together too this weekend.