I was feeling in the mood for something a little tangy, something a little sweet… and bright and sunny! How about raspberry vinaigrette! This recipe was a request by my sister to create a fresh raspberry vinaigrette that was healthier than the store bought varieties and easy to …
Funny story… this actually started as an attempt to make a vegetarian sushi roll but instead of nori, I was going to use nice big leaves of romaine lettuce. Mostly because I just don’t like the flavor of seaweed. Everything started out really well. I …
Creamy delicious homemade one minute mayonnaise. No lie, this literally takes one minute and that includes the time to grab every ingredient outta the fridge and put in the mixing jar. Are you sold on it yet? If not… this even eliminates the step of separating the …
When life (or your garden) gives you lots of tomatoes, you make tomato sauce! Homemade tomato sauce is so simple to make and has a depth of flavor you just can’t match in a can. Think of those rich, thick tomatoes, that sweet sensuous taste coupled with …
Unseasonably hot weather calls for cool slushy drinks. Am I right, or am I right?! Plus, it’s pretty to look at and makes me feel like I have my own personal cabana boy serving me poolside at some tropical resort. That really would …
This is an unusually warm fall day. Nearly October and nearly 80 degrees. Despite really wanting to be outside, I’m stuck inside nursing a head cold. Ish. I’ve been diffusing thieves essential oil in my oil diffuser off and on the past few days in …
Happy Monday! As promised, I did make that mojito I mentioned with the last of my fresh mint on Friday but I didn’t get a chance to post it before we left for camping this past weekend. I just love mojitos. The roadside grill just …
Now that fall seems to finally be here, I’ve rescued the remaining herbs from my garden and am currently drying them in a dehydrator to preserve them for the winter. The scent wafting through my house is divine. Such an herbal, fresh, clean scent. Today’s drying …
Nostalgia…defined by yours truly as a wood crank ice cream machine. I’ve made homemade ice cream many, many times in my youth and in my adult life with one of those old fashioned wood crank varieties that you have to place a bunch of ice …
Okaaaaayyy….. after posting about rich moist chocolately blueberry espresso brownies last week, how could I possibly resist making a creamy caramel sauce to go with, well, rich vanilla ice cream and maybe those brownies on the side? Too much to resist! Let me tell you, …
