Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Strawberries and Cream Scones, to me, are synonymous with June. There is nothing better than taking the kiddos strawberry picking and popping a few of those ruby red strawberry beauties, still warm from the sun, into your mouth. These scones…
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Yum Life is all about great, yet unexpected pairings. I mean, who would think that peanut butter and jelly would work? Yet somehow, it does. The first time I tried pizza and ranch together I thought, “Eeew. No way.” And…
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Yum The other day I sat out on my porch, contemplating the aging process. When you’re a kid, “old” can mean anything from 13 to 100. When you’re a teenager, “old” seems like oh, say . . . 30. And…
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Yum Summer is the season from which dreams are made. It has endless golden days, warm, living nights, and oodles of fresh produce and glistening summer fruits. The other day when I got some gorgeous, fresh strawberries, I decided to…
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Yum This past year, my Mom had a bumper crop of red raspberries in her garden. She gave me several huge bags of raspberries, and since there were so many I washed the berries and plopped them into the freezer….
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Yum It was one of those days. When I went to get the baby in the morning, she had apparently had the world’s largest spit-up in her crib, and was happily painting the walls, crib, and bedding with it. I…
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Yum I just love scones. They are the 15 minute wonder treat you can whip up to serve with coffee or tea when you get unexpected company. They can be endlessly customized to match your favorite flavors and the fruits…
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Yum “We live in a world where lemonade is made from artificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons.” — MAD magazine My hubby recently went to Nevada for work. I asked him to get me one thing,…
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Yum I have a delicious hobby . . . I collect antique teacups and teapots. There is something so timelessly elegant about a dainty, bone china tea set. Each piece has a story, and each story is unique. Nothing soothes…
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Yum C.S. Lewis once said, “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” I couldn’t agree more with this statement. There is something so very comforting about sipping a steaming…
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