After our trip to the farm this weekend to pick up our winter share and harvest our very own carrots {I am still so excited I had the opportunity to pull carrots out from the ground!}… I was on a mission to make up a delicious carrot-based meal. And soup it is! This simple Carrot […]

I hope everyone survived the holiday feasting!  After a nice long and relaxing weekend, I have a seriously long ‘to do’ list today! But first, I have a fun holiday recipe to share with you.  Made with one of my favorite food groups…popcorn! I love popcorn! It’s a nice high fiber and low calorie treat […]

Russ and I headed to Tangerini’s Spring Street Farm today to pick up our winter share. We picked up butternut squash, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, Brussels sprouts, fresh herbs and more. Here’s just a few of the treasures from our farm share. I always get inspired by fresh produce and today was no different. I […]

Hope you enjoyed the weekend!  We visited with our extended family in New Hampshire and enjoyed a little lake time.  I love watching the kids hanging out together…even though they don’t see each other that often, they re-connect like no time has been lost. We finished our evening with a campfire…we experimented with a few […]

I have been playing around a bit with quinoa (pronounced keen-wah) in the kitchen. It’s such an interesting grain that has ancient origins dating back to the Inca civilization. My latest craze has been Ancient Harvest’s Inca Red. This red quinoa seems to keep it’s texture a bit better than other quinoa I have experimented […]

This past week, I joined my sister Dee in Miami! Dee was the recipient of the President’s Award from her employer which included an all expense paid trip to Florida.  This was a very prestigious award and the company provided 4 days of the royal treatment.  The best part… I was invited as Dee’s guest! […]

I have never made homemade crackers so today I thought I would give it a whirl. I started with Bob’s Red Mill almond meal/ flour.  This stuff is pure heaven.  I am somewhat of a nut queen, so anything with nut ingredients is OK in my book. {FODMAPers almonds do have some FODMAPs so cut […]

Today, I made homemade creamy, delicious mozzarella cheese.  To me, cheese making is a mix between science, art and love as is true for most things I make in my kitchen. 🙂 A couple years ago, I asked for a cheese making kit for Christmas. Yes, you read that right.  Russ is always so great […]

This week while buzzing through the grocery store, I found the cutest little bell peppers. Like really, really small ones. Check out this little yellow guy… This one really was the smallest of the small. The others were a bit bigger.  But seriously, how I could I resist these peppers?  I wasn’t sure what I […]