banana almond smoothie

Banana Almond Smoothie

February 2 I lived with a shitty blender for a very long time. To be fair, I always knew there were better ones out there but I hadn’t realized how much better, better could be. The blender had been dying a slow death for some time now. First, a little plastic piece on all of […]

Double chocolate pear scones

Double Chocolate Pear Scones

January 9 I have had a revelation. If you add cocoa powder AND chunks of chocolate to baked goods, you can make anything double chocolate! This may sound ridiculous to all of you experienced bakers but it never occurred to me to add cocoa powder to things, even though I never forget to add chocolate […]

Rye Crepes with Winter Fruit

November 29 I discovered songza. It’s amazing. Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if your life had a soundtrack? I think that this is as close as it gets to that. You choose your playlists based on your moods, what you’re doing, the time of day and off it goes. Playing in […]

dried fruit and pistachio scone recipe

Pistachio and Dried Fruit Scones

October 7 My freezer contents ebb and flow. I find that because our freezer isn’t so big, I have to intermittently stop myself from making freezable goods so that we can actually make our way through what is already there. At the moment, I am definitely in an ebb stage so I am free to […]