It rained a bit last night….that was supposed to take the edge off this oppressive heat…but no :( :( …. All it has done is make the weather more humid and heavy and unbearable…so the torture continues….

I thought I would bake some cookies as our cookie jar is looking decidedly empty - we had a mixed tin of treats given to us by a friend the other day, but they are long gone!!! Chocolate Oatmeal Chews

We spent a wonderful couple of hours yesterday at the home of very good friends of ours. My friend made some delicious guacamole, succulent bacon wrapped scallops (thankfully there were a few left over

I decided to challenge myself and change a bit my habits. It can’t be bad for me after all? For instance, I enjoy baking a lot and thought that I would try different flours (millet, chickpea, rice, spelt,

We roasted potatoes, with garlic, rosemary, lemon and olives. The delicious fragrances coming out of the oven had something reassuring. Just what we needed... Roasted Potatoes with Garlic, Lemon and Rosemary

My youngest has envied his brothers' belts for some time now. And to be honest, I always forget to pick up a belt for him when I am out shopping. A few weeks ago I ordered some really fun ombre striped

I have always been fascinated by chain mail jewelry, but I knew I would not have the patience to make a whole bracelet one link at a time. Then one day I saw a friend of mine, Nata wearing a cute bracelet

My nephew is turning 3 this weekend and I decided to make him screen printed T-shirts. To be honest, I was going to make freezer paper stencils, but I ran out of freezer paper. And I was not in the mood

Cookies!! If I am going to indulge in a treat, 9 times out of 10 it will be a cookie. Soft, chewy, preferably under-baked; I am relatively certain I could give Cookie (as in Monster) a run for his money

To be perfectly honest, I don’t love, love, love pears; too soft or too mushy, um no thank you. They have to be just right with the certain amount of under-ripe crunch for me to get on board, but roasting

If there is one aisle in the grocery store that is the most misleading to consumers, it’s got to be the yogurt aisle. Fat-free, sugar-free, dessert-like, probiotic, on-the-go tubes; the variations are

This is my favorite kicked-up kale side dish, and it takes basically about as long to make as a trip to the fro-yo place down the street would. Or maybe make this for dinner, and then you have more time

I’ve been craving chocolate every day of last week. I was eating the chips out of the bag on Monday, and my friends were cracking up, because it’s very uncharacteristic of me. I don’t love sweets, so…