Do you see what I see? Yes, that is a chicken egg in our shed slash laundry room. You see, our chickens are free roaming. I’m not talking free range as in enclosed with hundreds of other chickens in a building, I’m talking real free roaming. Of course we have a coop for our chickens […]
Mint Chocolate Swirl Ice Cream
I feel a little weird writing a post about mint chocolate ice cream due to the fact that I cannot stand the stuff. This isn’t a weird once a month aversion, this is an every day any time get that crap away from me before you regret it. I know… I must be the only person […]
Let’s Make Kefir!
What is kefir? Kefir is a fermented milk drink filled with probiotics. It is almost like a tangy liquid yogurt. I have been making my own kefir for almost two years now and I like to think I have the process pretty down pat. Why make kefir? For one, it’s easy and doesn’t take a […]
Strawberry Coffee Cake
I have been buried in strawberries lately. They were on sale at the grocery store and I just couldn’t resist. I tried to but I just couldn’t. Okay, I lied, I didn’t try to resist anything… I dove right in. So after using one pint for ice cream and another to snack on, I was […]
White Chocolate Ice Cream
When I first heard white chocolate wasn’t “real” chocolate, I am pretty sure my heart tore in two. Then, I discovered white chocolate does indeed come from chocolate, just the cocoa butter instead of the cocoa solids. Mm… butter. I don’t see anything wrong with cutting out the nonsense and just using the best part… […]
Our Spring Garden
Our front yard garden is now blooming with life and with the blessing of a new camera, I thought I would virtually show you around. These week old pictures are actually a bit outdated now that we’ve had a good rain, which is like steroids to plants. I will give a pretend high-five to anyone […]
Blackberry Crumble Pie
In case you were wondering, today is March 14th. You know, 3/14… as in 3.14, otherwise known as Pi. So you know I had to make a pie for Pi day. This way, I have a justified reason for making pie rather than just making pie to make pie. Trust me, that could possibly come […]
Roasted Strawberry Ice Cream
Strawberry ice cream is one of those top three traditional ice creams, right beside vanilla and chocolate, isn’t it? Truth be told, I don’t like strawberry ice cream. Whenever Neopolitan ice cream is being served I always root for just chocolate or vanilla. Of course, that never happens, so I will either plug my nose […]
I Want To Ride My Tricycle
Okay not really, but Eliana wants to ride hers! For Christmas, my dad and step mom sent this awesome Radio Flyer tricycle for the little rascal. Eliana was, um, unimpressed. Eventually she warmed up to pushing it around the house and ringing its bell but still would refuse to sit on it. Until my dad […]
Red Pepper Hummus Sandwich
There was once a time when I would make delicious, molded together lunches. Now, most days I just make Philip fend for himself and only make Eliana “bread and butter,” commonly known as a peanut butter sandwich. Well, those days are achanging… starting with the day I reunited with my specialty hummus sandwich. In high […]