Oh my gourd!

Don’t you love vegetable humor? :D The summer garden has finally come to a close. This is an assortment of ornamental gourds (the warty guys), pumpkins and spaghetti squash. Funny thing is that none of these were planted (except for the one spaghetti squash plant I found at Lowe’s) so they must have appeared from [...]

Back for a relaxing 2 weeks

The dogs and I are back, everything is unpacked, everyone is fed, and we’re eagerly awaiting the Olympics closing ceremony. It’s been busy with back-to-back road trips these last few weekends! I’m looking forward to staying up for a while until my upcoming spring break trip with the family in Arizona. I just hope we’ll [...]

So many recipes… so little time

I will admit that one of my hobbies is perusing the food blog world for new recipes to try. If you ever find yourself bored, just head on over to Tastespotting and allow yourself to drool over the gorgeous food blogging photography for a few minutes. Always perks me up :) Everytime I come across [...]

Weekend Good Eats and Cupcake Memorabilia!

Hi there! I’m writing this post Sunday morning, but it probably won’t be posted until tomorrow, Monday, when I get to Charlotte and can find wireless for my laptop. I have some photos to share, and the dial-up connection here at the farm just won’t cut it for that. I hope everyone has had a [...]

Success with Black Bean Burgers!

Finally! I have conquered the art of black bean burgers. So long mushy, loose, ‘burgers’ that fall apart. Tonight I have mastered you. Soooo good. Now of course, I referenced a few recipes, but in the end made it up, without measuring anything, so now I have no way to replicate this meal. Such a [...]