I’m a little too excited about the fact that for the first time ever, I get to bring snacks to Atti’s classroom for the holiday. Oh, all the years I’ve read blogs and pined away for all the amazing things…
Peaches and Cream Galette
I confess, I stole some peaches the other day. On my drive home from Atti’s doctor I pass by miles of peach orchards, and last week, on my way home from picking up 100 pounds of tomatoes I’m turning into…
Strawberry Shortcake
Strawberry Shortcake has never thrilled me very much. Probably because the only time I’ve ever had it was when my mom felt ambitious and brought home those foam sponge cake circles you find in the produce section of your grocery…
Crispy Cinnamon Oatmeal Cookies
Bear has been on a baking roll, spreading his wings a little to make changes to recipes to make things just the way he likes them. That’s harder to do in baking than it is in cooking, which is part…
Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats
We had the teenagers from church over again the other night, so Bear whipped up his famous treats for the occasion. He makes these whenever a bake sale comes around, and they go almost before he can even put them…
Mango Sticky Rice
I’ve written before about my obsession with Mango Sticky Rice from our local Thai place. I would have, on occasion, ordered two servings at a time and called it dinner. But that would just be gluttonous. A couple of months…
2010 Year of Pleasures #43
I hated babysitting when I was a teen, but there was one family I would watch and it was because the mom was really into food preservation and always had home dried bananas in the house. Bananas dried in a…
Strawberry Balsamic Granita
For once I’m actually on top of things, and in time for all your 4th of July celebrations, I wanted to share my recipe for my favorite cold treat. A granita is a little bit like a shaved ice, but…
Bear’s Blueberry Cream Cheese Muffins
Bear has been like a kid in a candy store with all this fresh fruit around, and the thing he keeps coming back to is fresh blueberry muffins. It’s easy to see why. Talk about the biggest reward for the…
Strawberry Apricot Cobbler
So with all that fruit we’ve been bringing home, we have been learning the hard way that we have to use it up fast. Tree-ripened, farm stand fruit can not sit around for a week like the stuff you get…