Fresh Cranberry Ginger Sauce ~ Addictively Tasty!
Blythe, my youngest son David’s, sweetheart [and wife as of September 2012] made this addictively yummy cranberry sauce for Thanksgiving. Was hooked on first taste:
Creamy Onion Vegetable Soup for a Rainy Day
Winter arrived in northern California this week. Two mornings ago the temps dropped to 33F, prompting me to move my tender potted plants to more sheltered
Halloween Jack~Apple Face Cookie Pies Win Raves from Kids, Young and Old!
Halloween’s tomorrow! And though we can’t give home baked goodies to the cute trick-and-treaters who come to our door, the following recipe for ‘Jack~Apple Faces’ (fruit
Three Years and a Day…
Briana Brownlow Memorial Slideshow This video captures SO much of what we loved about Bri: her joyousness, love of life, lilting voice, great smile, mischievousness,
How to Decorate Cookies with A Simple Butter Frosting
Many cookie decorators use Royal Icing and for good reason, it’s versatile and has excellent keeping qualities. But one of the ingredients of Royal Icing
Diamond Ring Cookies…. What’s the Celebration?
Probably NOT what you think! Certainly not any logical event like an engagement party (though we attended one for our niece, Saturday before last). OR
Amaretto Applesauce…Nice!
Now almost mid-July, it’s the middle of summer. We’ve been having some hot weather fairly regularly for a month in the San Francisco north bay
Prize Winning Preserves: Organic Rhubarb Raisin Jam with Citrus & a touch of Ginger
Today was a surprise. Though there was only a 20% chance of rain, we got a good spritz this afternoon. ‘Felt’ it coming this morning
Sweet Madness: County Fair Prep Frenzy
Eagerly anticipating this year’s county fairs! Have already signed up to enter several unusual jams & jellies in the 2011 Marin County Fair…with fingers crossed
Prize Winning Preserves: Meyer Lemon & Honey Jelly ~ Red Ribbon Winner!
*2012 Marin County Fair RED RIBBON Winner(2nd Place)* 3-13-2011Early spring is Meyer Lemon season in northern California. Lots of folks have shrubby, small lemon
Delicious Cilantro Pesto ‘Chelation Recipe’ Removes Heavy Metals (and Fallout Radiation)
from Your Body
In light of this past week’s Japanese triple-whammy tragedies of a massive 9.0M earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami, and now the spiraling out-of-control nuclear
Cheery Spaghetti Salad for a Drizzly Gray Day
Daring true confessions of a food blogger! I’m our family’s ‘Leftovers Queen.’ Bill rarely eats leftovers. And Marc forgets they’re there. When hunger overtakes, I