I get bored with oatmeal. Especially when the weather is hot and humid like is the norm at my house in the summertime. This summer when berries were fresh and I wasn’t feeling good about my swim suit I started drinking fruit and yogurt shakes for breakfast. I didn’t go all out and add protein … Read more
My sweet, wonderfully talented husband is our Chief Gardener. From early spring until late fall he spends hundreds of hours outside digging in the dirt, planting, tending, weeding, feeding, and then finally harvesting a variety of the fruits of his labor. However, this week he is in New York City tending to God’s garden, namely … Read more
My incredibly talented niece, Christina, posted this picture of dried oranges on Facebook. It caught my attention because it is so pretty and because I love to dehydrate stuff! I asked her if I could post the picture and she readily agreed and sent me the following information. “They make great gifts or just to … Read more
Do you have a favorite banana bread recipe? I don’t. At least I didn’t until recently. I’ve made a lot of banana bread through the years. Mostly crumbly, sometimes overly dense, occasionally dry, and always leaving me wishing I just hadn’t bothered. Then my friend Opal called asking me if I have a recipe for … Read more
Churches have long been known for a great place for recipe swapping. Now, don’t get your dander up, I’m not saying recipe swapping is the best function of a church 🙂 but it is a lovely by-product! A couple of weeks ago at our church small group meeting, my friend Maribeth served an Apple Crisp … Read more
Even though I had just baked up Lemon Blueberry Cheesecake Bars, I saw a picture of these blueberry crumb bars on three different websites within just a few days of each other and I knew I just had to make them. Thanks to a bumper crop this year, we have a fresh stock of blueberries … Read more