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Recipes
Roasted Fingerling Potatoes and Tarragon Yogurt
As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been trying to be better about using the food I have available both in my garden and my pantry this last week. Herbs are one of the things that always do well and I totally take advantage of their abundant existence. I was reminded by my favorite [...]
Roasted Beet and Beet Green Salad
I have been having an awful lot of fun in the kitchen the last week. I’ve been trying to use the vegies from my garden as much as possible and items in my pantry as much as I can so I don’t have to go to market as often. It’s been a fun challenge and [...]
Working…
I spent most of the week and weekend working…in the yard, in the garden and in the kitchen…anywhere but my studio! It’s been awfully quiet in my Etsy shop the last couple weeks which makes it difficult to feel very motivated to create. I won’t feel too sorry for myself or complain for [...]
New Jewelry + Eggplant caviar recipe
I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day! Ours was adorable. Nothing fancy, just an overall great day. Well, the Eggplant Caviar I mentioned last week, but hadn’t tried yet – turned out great. It’s soooo good. So, here’s the recipe and below it, a couple notes about my [...]
Valentine’s Day Menu
Everyone is gearing up for Valentine’s Day! It’s a sweet holiday (I use the term “holiday” lightly…and “sweet”, not so lightly). We usually don’t give gifts, but spend the day eating…our favorite thing . I wish I had a great Valentine’s Day photo from the past, but since I don’t, I’ll share [...]
White Vegetarian Chili
First off, the chili isn’t named after me . It’s just not your typical deep, thick, rich, tomato paste-y chili. Much lighter…and whiter. OK, here’s where the real blog post starts…..
Do you have any recipes that you’ve had for so long that you pretty much have it memorized, but you take [...]
Mustard Greens Pesto and Mushroom Pasta
Yum. I’ve made this a bunch of times this winter and make it a bit differently each time and it just gets better with every adaptation. It’s adapted from this Bon Appetit recipe. The original calls for butter (just a little olive oil will do) and smoked mozzarella. Don’t get [...]
A weekend of holiday goodness
Oh, where do I start?! Our adventure cutting our own pesticide-free tree down at Miss Becky’s? Vanilla extract making with my sister? We did it all this weekend! Tree decorating. Wreath finding. Dog bathing. Christmas baking. Recipe testing for Christmas dinner. I’ll just share a couple moments…
It was our first time cutting [...]
Quiet night…
Well, a super busy week came to an end…all the family is gone – even my hubby is gone out of town. So, it’s just me and the dogs and a seriously delicious dinner. I thought I would treat myself to a bit of a naughty dinner tonight…butternut squash pasta with brown butter. [...]
Farewell Summer!
I’m not quite ready for summer to end, but I can feel it in the air. Fall is here. I love everything about summer – EVERYTHING. Long days, warm nights, flip flops, summer fruit…all the FOOD! Yum. Needless to say, we’ve been eating well in the Staples household. Heirloom [...]