The older Littles have already gone to and returned home from camp. For the record I was going to write every day while they were away. For the record, I did not. If you ask the Littles their favorite part of camp, answers range from the blob, FOB (feet on bunk), yellow food (mac 'n cheese, chicken tenders...), friends, and being away from the tyranny of home. Ok, I made that last one up. My favorite part of camp, aside from the ...
Archives for June 2010
Pace of Provence: The Winner!
Drum roll... And the winner is: Suzi Woo Congratulations Suzi! I hope you love Pace of Provence as much as I do. Enjoy and let us know which recipe you try first. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Go To Girls giveaway. It's been such fun meeting new readers and hearing from those who have been around awhile. You have no idea how encouraging your support and comments are to me! (hint, hint...) Stay tuned for more fun this ...
Bible in 90 Days
Have you ever read the Bible, cover to cover, in one sitting? I'm kidding, of course, about the in one sitting part. Over the years I've managed to work my way through almost all sixty-six books, but never Genesis to Revelation. Lest you worry I am some kind of Bible smarty pants, I only recently (as in about a month ago) realized there was a Book of Nahum. I'm not sure how I missed an entire book of the Bible, but the pages of Nahum, ...
S for Sarah
When I was 22 weeks pregnant with Littlest, a regularly scheduled sonogram revealed something wrong with the precious baby nestled in my womb. She's our fourth Little and I took the doctor appointment for granted and was focused on confirming her gender. I was alone for the appointment as few days prior, Husband underwent major back surgery to correct years of disc and spine problems. The details of the doctor appointment are vivid. I ...
Pace of Provence: A Cookbook Giveaway!
When my savvy and stylish friends at Go To Girls asked if I would share my favorite cookbook I didn't have to think twice about my recommendation. First you need to know that I read cookbooks like most people read novels and I collect them with a passion. So it's not lightly that I offer up my recommendation of Pace of Provence. I'm honored to be a guest blogger at Go To Girls today. Click over to read more about Pace of Provence and ...
Kale Chips
Kale Chips hit the food blogging scene well over a year ago and seemingly everyone had their own version of the crispy uber-green. While the trend of making kale chips may be very 2009, I think kale is the new black and destined to be a classic. A few weeks ago I was fortunate to have several friends participate in Food Naturally, a cooking class at The Schell Cafe. We spent the morning making simple recipes and discussing ideas to ...
Fried Okra
Who doesn't love fried okra? Seriously, in nearly five years of food blogging I can't believe I haven't shared a fried okra story. I guess it's because I assumed everyone has a favorite way to fry okra. I don't have a recipe written down, but my version historically involved flour, buttermilk, cornmeal and oil for frying. When the first few pods of okra showed up in our Tecolote Farms basket this week, I knew I had to come up with a ...
Einstein
If there is such a thing as a St. Francis gene, I'm lacking it. In theory I love animals. In reality, my patience tells me otherwise. But then I met Einstein who is seriously the world's perfect dog. I've said time and time again that I would lose weight if I'd just quit eating my words. This time I find myself choking on 'I WILL NEVER HAVE ANOTHER DOG!' Actually, what I said was I would never have another puppy. And I promise I will ...
Basil Lemonade
Yesterday Littlest and I made Basil Lemon Simple Syrup. As soon as her feet hit the ground this morning she was begging for Basil Lemonade. What could I say? After all, she deserved to taste the fruit of her labor. We squeezed (and squeezed) lemons, added our delicious syrup, and in no time at all we were savoring fresh lemonade. Littlest loves it! I must admit, it's crazy good lemonade and Addie's revelation to add balsamic vinegar ...
Basil Lemon Simple Syrup
Earlier this week food writer and friend Addie Broyles tweeted her food revelation du jour: a splash of balsamic vinegar does wonders for basil lemonade. Thus my inspiration for basil lemonade was born. While the older three Littles are away at camp this week, Littlest and I are enjoying the relative quietness and time to do things sans older siblings. When I asked if she would help me pick basil to make a syrup for lemonade she ...