Category Archives: bon appetite

ice cream | hot bevvy station

I’ve mentioned a few times now how the weather here has remained crazy hot for the most part. But we have a few days where it cooled off a bit. And we get a bit of a chill early & late in the day sometimes. So during this transitional phase I morphed our summer iceContinue reading “ice cream | hot bevvy station”

Pasta 101

I’ve mentioned that I cook plenty of pasta and often. a.lot.of.pasta. Everyone is happy & satisfied when I cook pasta. So I thought I would share some of the tips, techniques & recipes I’ve learned through the years. Not all pasta is created equal. {picture compliments of Barilla} Pasta can vary in texture, flavor &Continue reading “Pasta 101”

on the menu ~ pasta

i've mentioned that i cook plenty of pasta and often. a.lot.of.pasta. everyone is happy & satisfied when i cook pasta.  so i thought i would share some of the tips, techniques & recipes i've learned through the years. not all pasta is created equal.  {picture compliments of barilla} pasta can vary in texture, flavor &Continue reading “on the menu ~ pasta”

on the menu ~ pasta

i've mentioned that i cook plenty of pasta and often. a.lot.of.pasta. everyone is happy & satisfied when i cook pasta.  so i thought i would share some of the tips, techniques & recipes i've learned through the years. not all pasta is created equal.  {picture compliments of barilla} pasta can vary in texture, flavor &Continue reading “on the menu ~ pasta”

cutting garden inspiration

I love the notion of cutting gardens. They’re beautiful planted outside & then beautiful as cut blooms inside. I don’t have a formal cutting garden per se but I bring as much of the outside in as I can during this time of year. I shared here {summer decor} how I used my hydrangeas inContinue reading “cutting garden inspiration”

a rash of good luck

Happy St. Patrick’s day everyone! {image compliments of the graphics fairy} Our family is not Irish and we don’t particularly celebrate this holiday.  however Mr. M & I did indulge in a little bit of corn beef & cabbage for lunch today along with little Miss M, who rather liked it for her first try.Continue reading “a rash of good luck”

on the menu ~ lemons

I love lemons.  I love to cook with them.  I love to decorate with them.  I love to mix drinks with them.  I love them.  Period.  Anything with a lemon motif on it i’m usually drawn to.  So of course we have a lemon tree in the backyard. That’s the last lemon standing for thisContinue reading “on the menu ~ lemons”

winter blues

I’m feeling a bit blah lately and it’s really not about the weather.  It’s crazy warm in northern California.  Dare, I say, too warm for this time of year? We have 5 pear trees in the backyard and they bloomed unseasonably  early.  now I don’t want to sound like I’m complaining, ‘Cuz I’m not.  I’mContinue reading “winter blues”