My neighbor has a cherry tree. But she doesn’t like cherries. What does that mean? Neighborhood cherry picking! With the help of the kiddos, we bagged (or colander-ed) ourselves quite a lot of cherries. And as I stood there with the 8-plus cups of cherries, I had a moment of […]
What’s my theme?
I was looking through my Instagram stream the other day and it’s apparent that I have three go-to subjects when it comes to photos. 1. Cats! Everywhere. (I love dogs. Yes, I do. But J doesn’t really appreciate the camera. So fewer of her.) 2. Foliage. It’s that time of year, […]
Meatloaf and (not) mashed potatoes
Let’s start with the fact that any cooking project I embark upon is never a solo venture. There is always at least one furry friend about. If not all of them! Loki plopped himself in the midst of the action. Inconveniently. But I had a bit of time to be in […]
We’ve dubbed these the Poop-tastic cupcakes
Yes, yes, childish humor, I know. But Dev and I both agreed that our novice attempt at being creative with chocolate frosting slightly resembled dog poo. You’ve seen, I’m sure, those lovely photos of cupcakes with the perfect, thick swirls of frosting crowning each? These are close, no? The cupcakes […]
Let’s make a cake!
My kid has this thing about cakes. A couple of months ago he asked me to buy a yellow cake mix. “Let’s make a cake, Mom!” Yeah. Sure. OK. Fine. It wasn’t bad. But the baking fan in me struggled a bit with the fact that it came from a […]
Is it possible to have too many cookies?
Some people would say yes. I might have said yes at the end of the sessions. And yet it’s nice to have a lot of tasty gingerbread people cooling their heels in my freezer. If you can believe this, I’ve never made gingerbread people before. So this wasn’t just an adventure […]
A cat and some breadsticks
Cats. I love them. Sometimes, though, they can be incredibly frustrating (as any human or other animal can be, I’m sure). Such as this morning when I was walking around in the dark looking for my gym bag and stepped on Finn. He has far better eyesight in the dark than I do. […]
The coffee ice cream that took a week to make
Yes, the headline is true. One week. But that’s only if you’re me and you’ve only made ice cream once before, years ago. And you make a mistake that seems entirely silly later on. Let’s start with why I decided to make this particular ice cream. It goes back to […]
Oh, July…where have you gone!
Someone said just yesterday that it seems like it takes forever for July 4th to arrive, and once it does summer just speeds right by. That may be true. It seems like we just celebrated Independence Day. Which happens to be my son’s favorite holiday. Even better than Christmas, he […]
Four Mondays in a row!
For some reason, I’m in a bit of a pattern here. Snap photos over the weekend. Post them on Monday. I’ve actually become quite offline-focused over my weekends. So much so that people are a bit amazed that I didn’t see a Facebook post or respond to their email. I’m in […]
Mmmm…caramel macchiato
I have Festival photos to post, but I wanted to get these up first. Because my new favorite thing, I’ve decided just now, is making angel food cake. I’m guessing that’s because it tastes so darn good when it’s done. But I’m a bit enamored of the egg-white-whipping process as […]
A benefit of working from home: afternoon snack
Sure, I could have taken the cake to work with me and noshed on it there. But the fancy-schmancy whipped cream and the sprinkling of chocolate morsels couldn’t have been duplicated in that setting. And they add a lot, don’t you think? The cake is simple to make too. You should […]