The cricket’s chirps become more numerous and louder in late August, the days are less humid and the sun sets a little earlier everyday. It’s a sure sign of the end of summer and the end of…
Time is weaning on this growing season. Oh there are still plenty of tomatoes at the farmers markets. My shaded front steps have become a small herb farm. I seem to be able to grow basil, thyme, margoram and a…
*****DISCLAIMER, In exchange for a discount registration for the International Food Bloggers Conference I agreed to write three posts. This is my second post.***** Pears just hanging off the tree. (Used a watercolor app) I had…
***DISCLAIMER- in exchange for reduced registration, I agreed to write 3 posts about my experiences at the International Food Bloggers Conference. This is my first post.*** The growing endive In the cold darkness in trays stacked…
TA DA my long awaited dream kitchen I love when things happen when you are not around, don’t you? It seems like magic. One day there is cardboard protecting the floors and plum lines chalked…
This post was written before my big kitchen remodel. I like to go to see her kitchen when I need some inspiration. So, today would have been Julia Child’s 104th birthday. In need of something,…
***DISCLAIMER: I have been giving a discount on registration in exchange for writing 3 blogs on my experiences at the International Food Blogger Conference (IFBC). This is the first of the 3 blogs. *** My solo…
floors are level and it is one big room new windows, drywall is going up new cabinets and new cook top and stove One level floor, what a difference it makes I am a little behind…
kitchen is down to the bones Kitchen remodel progress week 3 Well it’s been 3 weeks since the start of renovation to the kitchen. Progress is being made even after a 3 day work stoppage.…
Tarte owt of Lente I love food and I love history. These two have come together to form the History of Royal Food and Feasting, presented by the University of Reading in the U.K. It is…
Crappy, cheap white kitchen our make shift kitchen during the renovation Kitchen renovation Pt. 1 week 1 recap the back workroom It’s amazing when you go away on vacation for a week, leave your mother…
A sure sign of the beginning of summer is the annual Biscuit Bash sponsored by Art Smith’s Art &; Soul restaurant. 12 restaurants are brought in to compete for best biscuit. There are always both…
The world’s best lasagna My dad’s passing seems so long ago now. My dad was one of four children and the oldest son in a Swedish family. My dad’s grandfather immigrated to the United States…
DISCLAIMER—this is my review of the GelPro Elite mat. In exchange for the mat I agreed to write a review. I received this mat as part of the gifts I received at the International Food…
View from Notre Dame After the recent events in Paris this past weekend, my thoughts are with the French people and Paris. The memories of our first trip to the City of Lights came flooding…
The Erechtheum So it’s now October. Most people are “stocking” up on Halloween candy (we all know that you are eating it as well). I on the other hand am taking a much needed vacation/adventure on the Mediterranean…
DISCLAIMER: In exchange for a discounted registration rate to attend IFBC 2015 I have agreed to write three blog posts of any topic from the conference, sponsors or anything about the host city of Seattle. New fall harvest…
DISCLAIMER: I agreed to write three blogs about International Food Bloggers Conference, the food, Seattle or any part of the conference in exchange for a discount on my registration. I am certainly not a perfect…
Space Needle and Chihuly Glass DISCLAIMER: In exchange for a discounted registration rate to attend IFBC 2015 I have agreed to write three blog posts of any topic from the conference, sponsors or anything about the host city…
A cool fall day, a great day for the fair. Sept 12th 2015 a day that I think I will never forget. It’s the last of the DC un-State fair for me. I’m hanging up…
