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My Kitchen is Getting Lots of Action

With summer comes tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, carrots, herbs, and zucchini.  I love gardening, and reaping the benefits of having fresh veggies, yet at the same time, it can sometimes be overwhelming.  A few weeks back, I posted some of my favorite recipes that use both tomatoes and zucchini.  And again today I’ll be posting similar [...]

Recipes for an Abundance of Garden Zucchini and Tomatoes

Recipes for an Abundance of Garden Zucchini and Tomatoes

Lately, tomatoes and zucchini have been overtaking our kitchen, as each day we bring a new batch in from the garden.  It’s been one of those situations where we don’t have quite enough to can, but we do have enough for them to be the focal point of dinner most nights.  I have tried a [...]

Handmade Holiday Tutorials

Josh and I love giving handmade over the holidays.  Here are 3 easy handmade holiday gift ideas and tutorials for you and your family to try, inspired by gifts that we have given in the past.  Enjoy. #1:  Homemade Coffee Liqueur Recipe ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. #2:  Etched Glasses Tutorial ……………………………………………………………………………………………….. #3:  Machine Appliqued Clothing Tutorial …………………………………………………………………………………….. What [...]

All the Things I Love

All the Things I Love

Yesterday was a day filled with all the things I love: playing in the garden with my daughter, a walk around the neighborhood, cooking, sewing, a glass of wine, and a nice dinner with my family. On the outside it really doesn’t seem like anything extraordinary, but to me, it’s days like these that make [...]

Introducing the Tagine; Moroccan Slow Cooking at Its Finest

If you consider yourself a foodie and you are not yet familiar with the word Tagine I urge you to do all you can to add it to your personal lexicon.  For those of you who already know what a tagine is I bet your mouth is already watering just thinking about your last tagine [...]