How-To: Oven-Dried Tomatoes
Laura of Nelkin Designs shows us how she makes her oven-dried Sungold tomatoes. I love her recipe for an easy spread that is great on a baguette or on crackers.
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Recipe: Barbecue Chicken Pizza
By Katie Goodman Adapted from This Week for Dinner I love to make homemade pizza now that I have a pizza stone. A very, very hot oven and a pizza stone have been the only way I’ve been able to get the crust anywhere near our favorite local pizza joint: crispy on the bottom and […]
Discovering New French Pastries: Pastis Landais
I’m in the southwest of France right now in region called “Les Landes” which literally translates to “the fields”. I know I should be admiring the beautiful trees, lake and flowers all around, but I just can’t quite get enough of the French pastries, in particular the Pastis Landais which is like a sweet brioche. […]
Edible Crayons
Beautiful edible crayons, made by the brilliant soul over at Luxirare. They are functioning crayons, because they can make colored markings. What else do you need from a crayon? Well, you won’t get that familiar waxy scent that transports us all to preschool … These guys are made of fruit, nuts, and/or various other color-appropriate […]
Recipe: Snickerdoodle Cake for Cinnamon Lovers
My son turned 8 last week, and in our family when it’s your birthday you get to pick the type of cake and the birthday dinner. He chose crab legs and artichokes for dinner, which basically translates to things he can dip into butter, and Snickerdoodle for his cake flavor. Never having heard of Snickerdoodle […]
Thirst Quench: Hydrating Drinks For Summertime
By Wendy Tremayne We recognize the summer by the longest days and shortest nights and by thunderstorms and hail. It is the season of the monsoon rains that flood gardens and bring autumn’s harvest. It is also the season of the butterfly, bee and rattlesnake. For us humans, summer is the season that we need […]
Recipe: Berry Pomegranate Smoothie
By Katie Goodman I love smoothies for breakfast or afternoon snacks in the summer. They’re cool and full of great fruity flavors. While I definitely enjoy going to the smoothie shop occasionally (they do have a super duper blender that purees much better than mine), it does get expensive, and smoothies are really simple to […]
