Macaron Challenge: Wedding Cake and Lavender FAILS!

Well, sometimes things work and sometimes they don’t. Truth. Fact. And in the kitchen, as in life, the better you are at handling those fails…. the healthier your state of mind. This is a quick post on reflection, growth mindset and mindfulness specifically when things do not go right. Apply it to your kitchen adventures…

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Curried Kabocha Squash Soup (w/ spiced shrimp)

Just a quick recipe for all the soup lovers out there during these c-c-c-COLD times across the country. I believe we are currently close to ‘false spring’ here in New England so, keep those soup recipes handy, friends! This can be put together quick and only required about 20-25 minutes of cooking time. I also…

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Easy Mondays: Green Olive Focaccia

Happy Monday! Just a quick little recipe for all you bread lovers out there to take a bit of the sting away from the fact it is Monday. C’mon. Who wouldn’t want a fast dough with savory additions to take you through the whole week? This one is a simple olive dough, with several rests….

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In the Garden: February ’21 Grow Journal

Here’s the monthly update and look ahead! Calendar/Plantings this month: Flowers: Anemone, sweet peas, delphinium, bells of ireland, amaranth, rose mallow, papaver, hollyhock, English Lavender, aster, scabiosa Veggies: sweet onion, celery Re-seeds mid month into January tray: poppies that didn’t germinate well. 2. Walk property and decide on placement of: hard sided greenhouse, hillside beds,…

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Spaetzle SCHMETZLE: Filling The Schnitzel Void

We all have that dish…. you know… THAT one… from that one place? Yeah, the one that we love and crave. Honestly, most of us have MANY of these dishes…. and over the last 14 months, that hole in our tummy has felt a bit more unavoidable and, well, punishing. With the state of the…

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