Travel California Here We Come Yay! So we just found out. Ben has been assigned to 1st Battalion, 4th Marines. We’re moving some time around the New Year to... Continue Reading California Here We Come»
Fall Homemade Granola Bars Ben, my husband, about to begin his third phase of training as a Marine Officer, has one more obstacle to overcome: a 14-hour “field... Continue Reading Homemade Granola Bars»
Vegetables End of Summer Recipes I know it’s officially fall, but with the temperature in the 90s and the humidity at 80 percent, it still feels like a Philadelphia... Continue Reading End of Summer Recipes»
Travel Joel Salatin and Polyface Farm I have to admit I am very excited to say I have finally visited Polyface Farm in Swoope, VA. Not only did I get... Continue Reading Joel Salatin and Polyface Farm»
Fall Oktoberfest Wanting to prepare a traditional Bavarian dish in honor of Oktoberfest, I wandered through the Italian Market in search of sausage. From Cappuccio’s Meats,... Continue Reading Oktoberfest»
Fall Green Tea Madeleines & Birchrun Hills Farm Blue I realized I forgot to report a few other details from my little gathering last weekend. On Sunday morning, my friends and I slowly... Continue Reading Green Tea Madeleines & Birchrun Hills Farm Blue»
Spring Black Prince Tomatoes & Chocolate Chip Cookies I never thought I would say that I have a favorite tomato, but as of this past Saturday I do. As I passed through... Continue Reading Black Prince Tomatoes & Chocolate Chip Cookies»
Appetizers Oven-dried Tomatoes + Oven-Dried Tomato Toasts This week the Fair Food Farmstand came through again with another excellent recipe in their weekly email. A few weeks ago, after receiving eight... Continue Reading Oven-dried Tomatoes + Oven-Dried Tomato Toasts»
Soup Watermelon Gazpacho When it’s too hot to turn on the oven, gazpacho to the rescue! Loaded with vegetables and spiked with fresh lime and vinegar, this... Continue Reading Watermelon Gazpacho»
Fall Peaches with Ricotta and Honey See, I lied. I thought I had finished posting about peaches this season, but it seems I’ve found one more way to savor this... Continue Reading Peaches with Ricotta and Honey»
Summer Heirloom Tomato Tart Today, I arrived to work to find a bag filled with heirloom tomatoes sitting on my desk. I knew right away they had been... Continue Reading Heirloom Tomato Tart»
Travel Uwishunu Blogging Since learning about Uwishunu in May, I have been wanting to contribute to the site as a blogger. I finally got around to writing... Continue Reading Uwishunu Blogging»