I love tea. Growing up with a tea drinking mother I assumed all tea was fantastic. I was in for a rude awakening the first time I had tea in college. It turns out Mom made her tea with a mixture of teas. She made blends of tea for flavor, color,...
My husband loves biscuits. They require few ingredients, most of which you probably already have on hand. They are great with eggs, jam, and especially fruit. To make your own follow the simple instructions below. Ingredients: 2 cups self rising soft wheat flour 1/8 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon sugar...
For my youngest’s birthday I wanted a fun youthful cake. I started with a white cake. To make the cake we were in a time crunch between the Western Regional Orchestra tryouts (got a violin chair), GE party, soccer, tennis assessment, and of course the birthday party. (Read: another...
We made a new cake this week inspired by the gorgeous clementines in the greenhouse. We have since dubbed it the Orange Chocolate Truffle cake because that is essential what it is, a large truffle. We were looking for some good birthday cake ideas and found a beautiful groom...
There is nothing as satisfying as homemade pasta. We don’t make it frequently, but when we do it is always a big hit. It is quite simple to make and requires few ingredients. Ingredients 2 cups all purpose flour 3 large eggs water Pulse flour in food...
We face the dilemma of what to eat for dinner with regularity at our house. Tonight we had what I have just coined Refrigerator Salad. I took stock of what was in the refrigerator that no one but me would likely use and voila, a nice side for dinner. If...
Serendipity, meaning the art of finding the pleasantly unexpected by chance or sagacity, first opened in the 1950s founded by 3 men: Calvin Holt a dancer from Arkansas, Stephen Bruce who dressed window’s at Macy’s, and Patch Caradine a composer of song lyrics and comedy routines. They pooled their...
For those of you who have not been fortunate enough to enjoy a Hot and Now doughnut, i.e. one that is Hot and that you can enjoy Now, it is time to welcome you into the fold. If you have a factory store, that is a store where doughnuts...
So we all try to be an extra good mom (dad) sometimes, me included. My family had been hard at work and I thought I would make them a special meal. After the school ball game, my husband headed to the gym. We had chicken, celery, broccoli, carrots, and...
My family loves Sunday brunches. Below is the recipe for what my children call “Daddy’s famous French Toast” Ingredients: 8 eggs partially separated 2/3 cups milk 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 teaspoon cinammon 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 loaf of good bread butter to grease griddle First slice bread into 1...