Deviled eggs made more devilish with Truffle Dijon mustard If you opened your refrigerator right now what kind of mustard do you have tucked away onyour shelves? If you are like me you have a…
My Mille feuille, not really a thousand layers I have been a little unmotivated to get in the kitchen to make anything. Let alone celebrate National Cheesecake Day. Summer heat and humidity are something that I have…
the ingredients for the sandwich Today is Bastille Day in France. Today they celebrate the storming of the Bastille and the beginning of the end for the Kings of France. So, what better way to celebrate than…
Grandma’s burgers May is National Burger Month! Yup that’s right a whole month to celebrate all burger goodness. In fact did you know that there is a holiday to celebrate food every day? Everyday. Now…
A birthday toast and cupcake to me May Day, May Day, May Day, is normally the distress call at sea but for me it is the call of my birthday. Yes, I still love to…
the best bags and boxe Trip ephemera or Souvenirs. It’s all the stuff you have to find room for on your return home from your trip. Our last trip was no exception. No tee shirts…
Too many eclairs Salted caramel, raspberry, cherry and chocolate and hazelnut. The highlight of our quick trip to the city of lights, cheese and bread had to have been the eclairs, at least for me. Our…
April 12, 2015 will live forever in our minds and the feet of one. The hubster ran and finished his last marathon, ever. And I finally made into the Paris Opera House. Hubster unfortunately didn’t.…
Foie Gras Terrine with toast and fig jam Paris, the city of food fit for kings. It was hard to dine on bad food but there were some misses with the French food roulette. More…
Last year on a whim I told the hubster about the last day to register for a lottery spot in the Paris marathon. “What have you got to lose”? I said. I didn’t think he would get…
Pie crust for the blueberry pie While I appreciate what 3.1415…. PI is all about I am happier about Pie. Now really, who doesn’t like pie? The hardest part of pie day is trying to…
Sleeping with the pjs inside out, throwing snow seeds out in the yard, snow dances sometimes is necessary to get a snow day. And finally we got not just one but two in the last…
A stack of pancakes, perfect for Pancake Tuesday Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or better know as Mardi Gras! Time to use up all the good stuff before Lent starts. There is nothing better to start…
Nutella Swirl Bread It’s World Nutella Day today. I wanted to make something different than just scooping a spoon into the jar and eating it that way (I was tempted, trust me). Then there is…
On this day in 1759, Scotland’s poet, Robbie Burns was born. He is celebrated every year with a toast. You may even know one of his most widely recited poems, you may sing it on…
Final product and what is looks like before roasting Normally one would not say no to a warm cup of coffee on a cold January day but this coffee just might turn you off to…
The tree is down the ornaments are put away, so I just that’s it-it’s over. Since the new year is a week old I think someone is trying to tell me something. These are the…
Well it’s the big day, Christmas! Merry Christmas to all. Since this was posted at 6 am, I hope that I am still a sleep. Although there is still a chance that the kid in me still…
Farmer’s Markets are everywhere. On my way home on Thursdays I stop by one and I have become loyal to a few of the vendors. Then after a what seems like an eternity the farmer’s…
If you roast/cook/build it we will come… Years ago when we bit the bullet and moved into the city, we moved into a very sleepy part of town. There was not much in the way of…
