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Recipes
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 [...]
Strawberry Jam
I’m not sure where the urge came from, but I had been thinking about homemade strawberry jam, but usually you have to mess with pectin, etc…and it just seems too tedious for me. But, then I found a recipe that uses apple to act as the pectin and it worked great. I messed with the recipe [...]
The best pizza dough!
So, besides jewelry, my next love is definitely food. Eating it mostly, but making it is awfully fun too. I spent about 5 weeks in Italy when I was in my early 20’s and developed a true love for pizza. And I mean pizza neapolitan style, not like delivered from a teenager. Light, chewy crust. Yum. [...]