introducing…me!

introducing…me!

Have you ever wondered what I sound like? Whether I’m really real, or just a figment of your imagination? Well, folks, I’ll prove that I do exist, that I’m not just a robot behind...

a chocolate gift box from chocolate gourmet - including their irresistible fudgy brownies

holiday gift guide: food gifts for those you love

I love picking up small-batch and hand-made foods throughout the year, and I love giving edibles as gifts. Really, it’s the one gift nearly guaranteed to please everyone, and it’s never returned. I’ve included...

four seasons tea towels from claudia pearce, on etsy

holiday gift guide – beautiful things for the cook you love

You may not know this, but I’m a sucker for beautiful style and design. I get sucked in to design blogs, filled with lovely color palettes and pretty objects, and I would waste all...

kids playing with sidewalk chalk

silent sunday: a few of my favorite things

I intended to do a Silent Sunday post filled with beautiful photos of our Thanksgiving day – the bounty of food, my family celebrating the day together. What happened instead was that I spent...

fresh cranberries

cranberry sauce with satsuma

One recent Sunday afternoon, we headed out on a bike ride through the tree-lined streets of our neighborhood. The trees are one of my favorite things about our neighborhood — Drake Elms, Bradford Pears,...