I love whipping together a few homemade foodie type gifts during the holiday season.  I like to drop a plate of cookies or some homemade hot cocoa mix off to my neighbors as a token of joy during the holidays.  Despite the chaos of shopping and parties, perhaps take some time to visit with special […]

My 86 year old mom, Dorothy, is very creative and at times not very organized.  I think I got that gene from her, at least a little of it.   Or maybe that’s just my excuse? I am constantly crafting or cooking and keeping my supplies in order doesn’t come naturally.  But, I am proud […]

  It’s always fun to connect with great people.  Russ and I were lucky to spend some time with Linda and Ed Davey at their home to enjoy an amazing meal together. We first started out with some homemade garlicky bean dip served with Linda’s homemade sourdough bread. Okay, how lucky are we? Then Linda […]

With all the wonderful fresh berries I have been picking, I decided to make some fruit tarts!  Fruit tarts are a relatively easy dessert to make and truly look almost too good to eat.  My daughter and I have been having fun making different tarts.  Check out our first batch…. This recipe I found via […]

I love picking fresh berries in the summer so when I stopped by Tangerini’s farm in Millis, MA this weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see that they had red ripe raspberries ready to pick and big blueberries too! Picking raspberries is somewhat nostalgic for me as we had raspberry bushes in my yard growing […]

Give me anything with chocolate and nuts and I am in heaven. So when we didn’t have anything nutty and chocolate in the house I decided to make a small batch of peanut butter squares. I created a healthier version, of course, made with whole grain graham crackers and healthy peanut butter.   First start […]

I love water! It is my favorite drink on earth!  Next comes coffee and next is a toss up between a nice rich beer or an amazing glass of cabernet (all in moderation, of course!).  But in the spring and summer, I enjoy a glass of iced tea now and again.  So I make my […]