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Favorite Christmas Cookie #1 – Shortbread

Shortbread Hearts

Holiday cookie magazines just intimidate me. I look at all those perfectly decorated cookies and I get overwhelmed.  Oh, I buy them alright and read the recipes. Then I realize that many of my tried and true standby’s are just as good and maybe even better.  Not fancy-dancy but homey and full of flavor and [...]

Fresh Blueberry Muffins

In my family, holiday breakfasts and birthdays always begin with fresh, homemade blueberry muffins.

When Mike and I got married, we went to Cape Cod for our honeymoon and stayed at a lovely Bed and Breakfast that two of our friends owned.  Every morning we would awaken to the most marvelous scent of fresh blueberry [...]

Of Pesto and Popovers

popover

It’s a simply gorgeous day here in Central Florida.   Warm but not too hot and not yet humid.  These are the days of spring that we wait for all year long!  My basil plants are fairly glowing, they are so green and gorgeous!  The earthy, spicy, green taste of basil puts me in a [...]

The Well Stocked Pantry

Here are the items I cook with all the time and wouldn’t be without!

Kitchen Princess Condiments Organic Dijon Mustard Dukes or Hellmans Mayonnaise Organic Ketchup Organic Agave Nectar Unsulfured Molasses 100 Pure Maple Syrup Extra Virgin Olive Oil Regular Olive Oil – because I can’t find organic olive oil that isn’t extra virgin Grapeseed [...]