I just watched this very inspiring video with Julia Child on How to Make Croissants, taught by chef Esther McManus.
I think one of these days I’m going to have to try this! I need a little bit more space in my kitchen, and a little more time to spare, but other than that I think […]
On Saturday night, Chris and I had the pleasure of going on a dinner date with two other couples, to one of our favorite restaurants in the Valley, Il Granaio. They have amazing Italian food, it’s the real deal, and a beautiful atmosphere. I wish that I would have taken more pictures, but alas, I […]
The other night I made Batter Fried Fish with some salmon that I bought from Costco. I knew that i would have too much for our family to eat if I made it all up. I didn’t want the salmon to go to waste, I love my chickens but I don’t want to feed them […]
The Husband here with a guest post.
For over a year I have wanted someone to build an online meal planning site that you could plan meals and the ingredients would end up on a shopping list that you could take to the store and plan what is supposed to be on your shelf.
Well I am […]
This past March we had 4 birthdays to celebrate, three of our kids and one nephew, so we had one big birthday bash and I decided that cupcakes were in order!
For the girls, I had purchased a flower shaped cupcake pan. I decorated them with pink frosting and very girlie sprinkles and then wrote out […]
These thoughts have been rolling around in my heart and mind for the past few weeks. Thoughts on wives, and how we set the tone in our homes. At the table when we sit down to sup with our families, during the day while we play and work with our children, and when our husbands […]
‘Tis the season for making zucchini bread! Our neighbors gave us a nice sized zucchini and we made fried zucchini the other night with some left over batter for our fish. The remainder, I shredded for zucchini bread. I got this recipe from All Recipes and changed a few things. I used only whole wheat […]