The wine has been sitting 3 months, it is now time for some taste testing! Both the Zin and the rose` are coming along really well. They are both young, rough and tart, but look promising. Very fruity, with berry and dark stone-fruit coming through. The rose` was a little more viscous than what we […]
I adore tiny desserts, they just seem so decadent without being excessive! I made these mini lemon meringue tarts for a brunch the other day, and they were wonderful. The crust was perfectly crisp, with a tangy lemon curd filling and a sweet meringue topping. The party was early in the morning, so I made […]
Tangy, sweet and lusciously silky, lemon curd is a rare, fresh mid-winter decadence. Sure, it is always a good idea to have a jar of it on hand for filling a cake, Trader Joe’s versions is yummy and inexpensive. But Friends, nothing compares to freshly zested and squeezed Meyer lemons in a warm custard. Nothing! […]
Yes, it’s THAT time, potty training! My little guy is ready, again. He was ready a month before he turned 2, but I wasn’t, so the “window” closed and then he wasn’t interested. But now that the weather is unseasonable warm and he’s been naked every day for two weeks, we’ve gotten back into it. […]
Well, this IS a first. I was watering my veggies this evening, (which is crazy because it is January!) and I noticed what looked like a lot of ash falling on the soil around the Dino Kale. I bent down to take a closer look and to my horror, a massive infestation of aphids! I […]
I saw a shirt like this for sale on Etsy about a month before Christmas, and knew my kids would totally love to make this for their dad! This is a “back massage shirt” because, as you can see, Dad lays on the floor and gets a massage while the kids drive cars and trains […]
January kicks off my busy season in the garden. Maybe it is because I’ve been so pre-occupied with the holidays, or maybe it is because our Kill Frosts have been coming later and later, and we like to enjoy it all to the end. Whatever the reason/excuse, I always have massive clean-up to do right […]
Its a New Year’s Miracle! We have chicken eggs! Our chickens have FINALLY started laying again! Like I mentioned before, we adopted our flock as 1 year-olds last June. They matured the previous fall into egg-layers, and probably laid all through last winter. They were finishing up some kind of mini-molt when we picked them […]
We get up early on New Year’s Day, go out to the Rose Parade in Pasadena, and have ourselves a “Dirty Dog”. The first culinary experience of the year begins on a make-shift grill/push cart with questionable sanitation and some serious food-safety issues. The Tijuana-style street food certainly can’t be legal, but that’s all part […]
Over the years, I’ve struggled to find a good cornbread muffin recipe. They are usually too bland and too dry. I always say I am going to add more salt or sugar to boost the flavor, but I have never gone back to a recipe. To be honest, my favorite cornbread is from the […]