I love to travel and I love movies for very similar reasons. Movies are a form of travel really, transporting the watcher to a different place, time or life situation. I’m sure you’ve seen movies leaving you changed by the time you depart the theater, or feeling completely rejuvenated and excited. I have one of…
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Frozen Chocolate Fluffernutter (Peanut Butter Marshmallow) Pie
From childhood Fluffernutter sandwiches to an irresistible dessert. Frozen Chocolate Fluffernutter (Peanut Butter Marshmallow) Pie combines chocolate, peanut butter and marshmallow in a light, airy frozen dessert. I have always loved peanut butter and as a child did not believe there was a food that could not be made better with the addition of peanut…
Fresh Herb Omelet and Lavender Roasted Potatoes
Can I confess? I don’t love going out for Brunch on Mother’s Day. I like the idea of it but I find generally every place becomes very crowded, often with mass-production menus due to the higher volume of patrons and it’s often much more expensive due to the holiday opportunity. Over the past few years…
Meyer Lemon Lavender Mojitos
Perhaps it was an after effect of the dazzling parade of untraditional Margaritas plastered everywhere on the internet for Cinco de Mayo, or temperatures touching the 80’s, or that kids are almost out of school or maybe Mother’s Day this weekend, that inspired me to come up with a light, fresh, yummy new cocktail. It…
Spicy Aji Sauce
There is no more iconic summer food to me than a hot dog. We think of them paired with grilling, ball games, Father’s Day, Fourth of July and as an all-American summer mainstay. Their reach is actually far broader and thanks to newly released Haute Dogs, author Russell Van Kraayenburg takes readers on an exciting,…
Tips for Starting a Home Food Garden
Starting a Home Food Garden doesn’t need to be difficult. These tips will help you start a garden of any size to fit your needs! This post brought to you by Miracle-Gro. All opinions are 100% mine. Spring is always an exciting time for gardeners but for me it has an extra special significance. I’ve been…
Great Grandma Jean’s Apple Pie
My youngest child is in fifth grade, finishing off elementary school not only for himself but also closing a ten year chapter for our family with our beloved school. I remember when my daughter first started Kindergarten. Lined up in front of paparazzi parents, all in disbelief over their babies starting school and soon to…
