Almonds, Sometimes I Feel Like A Nut

For five years the Chief and I lived in a rural and agricultural area of California.  We lived in a small town of Kerman about 25 miles outside of Fresno.  The town is surrounded by vineyards and almond orchards. Neither the Chief nor I knew much about how almonds were grown until we lived there … Read more

TWD:BWJ Hazel(not!) Biscotti

If you have been with me very long you will know how much I love baking with my Tuesdays With Dorie baking group.  We are baking every recipe in the book Baking with JULIA.  Every two weeks we bake the same recipe and blog about our experience and the results.  This week the recipe is … Read more