My daughter benefited from two handcrafted Christmas gifts this year. I finally finished my prototype filet crochet snowman and decided to give it to her for Christmas. Eventually it will be a much larger piece, I just wanted to see …
Cranberry White Chocolate Fudge and Christmas Baking
Whew! I swear Christmas has come and gone at the speed of light. Here I was thinking I had all the time in the world to get everything done before Christmas but then, BAM, Christmas was here and I was …
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Locavore Box – 22 December 2016
My last box of 2016. The recipes sound pretty darn good too.. Parsnip Latkes with Homemade Applesauce Sausage Breakfast Souffle and Broccolini Fettuccine with Winter Pesto Carrot and Sweet Potato Soup and Salad Looking forward to sharing next year’s bounty …
Thanksgiving Coma!
So how was your Thanksgiving? Even though I wasn’t the host this year, I sure cooked and baked like I was. A great time was had by all. Look at all of this food and that’s not even the desserts …
Dinosaur Cupcakes
Dinosaurs was the theme today. I was asked to make simple cupcakes for a birthday party with a dinosaur theme. I saw some different examples on Pinterest of course and came up with these little cuties. First I had to …
FO Friday – Slytherin Baby Blanket
I absolutely love this pattern! Darleen Hopkins’ Picture Perfect Baby Blanket. This must be the fourth one I’ve made. This time in Slytherin colors using Simply Soft. It has a beautiful drape and makes a perfect floor time play mat …
Under the Sea Cupcakes and Cookies
I love Pinterest, really I do, but it can be a real headache sometimes because people want you to recreate extravagant cakes, cookies, or whatever. This really was a fun project though. Cupcakes with fondant mermaid tails and under the …
Minion Cake
What a cute, fun cake this was to make. Simple chocolate two layer cake with chocolate buttercream filling. Sometimes these seemingly easy cakes are the hardest for me. Not this one though. It turned out exactly like I wanted and …
Locavore Box – September 29, 2015
Yes, I know this is late, very, very late. I’ve been having some major issues with WP not wanting to upload any of my images. Extremely frustrating! I finally solved the problem by clearing my browser history. Yeah, something like …
Just a Little Bit of Jam
So what do you do when you have a ton of fruit like frozen strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries from last years bounty. Fresh rhubarb, plums and apples? Why you make jam, lots and …
Locavore Box – September 15, 2016
Another beautiful box of goodness from Acme Farms & Kitchen This week we have kale, broccoli, bell peppers, onions, fresh pasta, tomatoes, cauliflower, cilantro, red potatoes, shallot, garlic, jalapeno pepper, dried garbanzo beans, black polenta, fresh Italian sausage and eggs. …
CSA Box – September 1, 2016
Look at all of these goodies! Kale, beets, leeks, broccoli, sweet corn, eggs, pita bread, fresh pasta, onions, a nectarine, potatoes, garlic, zucchini, pork kabob meat, gouda cheese, and pie dough. Recipes this week are BBQ Pork Skewers with Kale …
Swiss Chard and Black Bean Tacos
Finally a recipe shared from my Acme (CSA) box. Tweaked and adjusted of course to suit our tastes but it was definitely a winner according to my carnivore son. He said he could eat meatless dishes as long as they …
CSA – August 18, 2016
Lots of goodies this week! Cucumber, cilantro, lettuce, cherry tomatoes, sweet onion, fresh corn on the cob, scallions, parsley, garlic, poblano peppers, chicken breast, eggs, fresh campanelle pasta and cornmeal. Menu/recipes: Chicken Satay and Cucumber Salad Shakshuka (You might have …
Frozen Themed Birthday Cake
For my niece’s fifth birthday she asked for an Elsa cake. I briefly contemplated making one of those Barbie doll cakes. You know what I’m talking about, right? The bowl skirt with a Barbie doll shoved inside? But I wasn’t …
