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August is usually an unbearable month in parts of the states. And it must have been the reason God invented Mint!! Well, ok there are many reasons for mint, but it feels like the month of August it is more…
Sage and Spinach Ravioli
My herb garden this year is doing surprisingly good. My fruit trees are usually the only successful gardening I have bragging rights to. And even that I don’t deserve the credit. But fortunately for my little garden the herbs…
Lemon cake………….pucker power!
Have I bored you with how much I love lemons? Can’t drink most tea’s without them. And actually I sorta miss those painful thorns associated with my awesome lemon tree. Any tree that could have a song written after it…
Asparagus Quiche…..such comfort ;-)
My go to food. No Doubt about it. As you may already know I really, really love Quiche. It’s like a whole meal in one slice of egg and cheese drenched pie. What’s not to love? So, earlier this week…
Kisses……and Peanut Butter Cookies…….soooo good!
I just love peanut butter. CRUNCHY that is. Have never understood the smooth kind, but variety is the spice of life. I usually find most peanut butter cookie recipes calling for crunchy peanut butter, so I don’t usually bother. Until…
Salad…..soooo easy.
Sometimes we forget the simplest, most efficient and effortless of salads. Thought I would take it upon myself to send out one of those delicious reminders. With the summer heat, this is one to not miss out on. Especially if…
Raspberry Cheesecake Squares…….omg!!!!!
I found this awesome recipe on Tastespotting (Oh what a surprise), but had some extra ingredients around the fridge and thought I would do some tweaking. It …….So………worked ……out!! Let me tell you this was pretty easy and ever so…
Lovely……LUHovely Lavender for July’s Essence.
Lavender. Thought we would never get to Lavender. Truly one of the finest, most delightful aroma’s to have in one’s life. And here today I have some fabulous recipes for your July Essence. One of the must have’s for my…
Eggs Florentine Brunch
I love Eggs Florentine and had such a hankering the other day that I decided it was time. Well, ok I was in a car accident…..(what is it with young boys loving to hit my car????) So I was hankering…
Hummus kicked to the curb!
I finally found some dried chick peas at the supermarket and wanted to make some hummus. I haven’t made some in a while, and I like to soak the beans myself. If you haven’t noticed I have the DIY gene…
Morning Muffin…….again…and the dog park!
I have been on a tinkering quest with this morning muffin. You know the one, with the pineapple, coconuts, applesauce, carrots one? Yeah. That one. Well, I think I have tweaked it enough to satisfy enough nutritionists on the West…
Humane Society Raffle Winner……….#754611
First let me say THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH for all of those who participated in the drawing this weekend. Your contributions are priceless and may mean the world to a furry child! I am happy to announce the winner…
Abbey…….Abbey Normal………..!
It was a hundred degrees the other morning. So, like a good energy saver I was up at the crack of dawn, kids fed, dogs run, house cooled and had tried to get all of my baking/cooking done before 9am.…
Nutella Oatmeal Cookies…..oh yeah!
Remember that Nutella Day……..MONTHS ago??? Yeah, I don’t think I had ever heard of Nutella day and had never even ever purchased some until the beau brought some over one day. Hmmm, it was good, but I wasn’t sure how…
Quinoa Salad…….just in time.
Summer arrived ………with a BANG. Finally….uh-oh! Nothing like a 15 degree temperature rise! This QUICK and oh so perfect salad was one I will be making a lot this summer and most likely right into winter. It took no time…