A castle room renovation included an up-cycled door insert as a mercury glass mirror.
Don’t buy that stuff ! You can make you own at home and it’s super easy.
When your cousin marries a fabulous guy, you make her anything she needs for the Big Day! That includes 100 jars of tasty, low sugar blueberry jam with berries straight from the farm.
Get out there, it’s lovely out. (well, it was today)
Check the Local Haunts for some places to visit. Why did the chicken cross the road? Beacuse it’s a railroad CROSSING! And besides, it’s Ybor City…urban poultry.
I spend an inordinate amount of time in my favorite space, creating and changing recipes to fit a more healthy – and completely doable – lifestyle.
“to dance artlessly, without particular grace or skill but usually with enjoyment” – That pretty much sums up what goes on in my head most of the time. Here’s a collection of miscellaneous fun favorites.
Get out there! Check out my adventures near and far.
Diets Hate Pizza. They just do – there’s nothing un-fattening about a pizza. What’s one of the big advertising catch phrases for those expensive ‘diet plans’ “…and you can eat pizza!…” What ‘they’ don’t tell you is that it’s a pizza-like-item made up of a saltine crust that’s only slightly larger than an english muffin, […] Read more…
Last evening we had a dinner guest who could use a little help getting to know her way around a kitchen. I’m pretty good behind the stove, so I’ve volunteered to show her around. Probably, one of the easiest thing there is to make is a brownie…and one of the most delicious! It’s a great […] Read more…
Now that all the peaches are off the tree, I’ll soon run out of them. And I’ll have to find something else to post recipes about! But before that ends, I’ve got one more. You know I like to put food in jars (I also like that blog too!) and these little gems need to be […] Read more…
The other day I found myself back at our local farm-stand, Frazier Farms. This time it wasn’t just corn I was after. I’d gotten an email that they had Conch Peas! Fresh conch peas are a Southern specialty and very hard to come by. They’re delicate and only available fresh for a short time each […] Read more…
Once again my magazines have gotten me into trouble – well, maybe not trouble…, in one of my old Food & Wine issues (Jan’14), I stumbled over an interesting ingredient. I can’t resist a recipe labeled ‘Creamed Spinach transformed by Magic Salt’. OK, you got me – magic salt !? This is something that, after […] Read more…
Years ago I fell in love with a drink. Not just any drink, the ubiquitous ‘Cherry-Limeade’ at Sonic. I knew from the first sip, I was done for! I could go there get a treat for my son and my own liquid candy bar with a straw. Only once did I venture into the realm […] Read more…
You might have heard that there’s a prodigious peach tree in my yard. I’ve had to find lots of various things to do with the fruit. This past weekend I made the fastest frozen treat ever. Well, I did start with peaches that I’d frozen earlier. Not knowing what I’d need, I took a bunch, […] Read more…
Summer is here, and it’s time for some summer libation ! One of my recent loves is Limoncello. It’s just so good. Add it to iced tea for your best ‘Arnold Palmer’ ever! My brand of choice is just sweet enough, but not gooey sweet – some can be like a ‘lemon schnapps’ – yuck! […] Read more…
The Peaches are here, the peaches are here!! I’ve been waiting for 3 years for this little tree to have an actual harvest. All I can say is be careful what you wish for. Last year I got two or three little tasty peaches. Remember when I remarked about how pretty the blossoms were? They […] Read more…
One of my favorite restaurants around here is Cody’s RoadHouse. Yummy steaks, huge salads, great prices – I don’t ever remember being unhappy with them. One thing that makes me really happy is getting my favorite meal as a carry-out. A ginormous salad, with fajita meat, and those rolls ! Mmm, they’re basically dessert for […] Read more…