Remember that Earl Grey tea latte? I can’t stop thinking about it either.  These tea lattes went from a once-a-week treat to a daily fix.  Times two.  I make 2 lattes some mornings.  I tell myself I’ll have just one and then switch back to green tea.  But, before I know it, my milk is [Click to Continue Reading...]

Well, it seems Spring is going to take its sweet time arriving this year.  And I’m okay with that. We are still undecided if we are going to start a garden.  The truth is, when your day job is growing and harvesting plants, sometimes the last thing you want to do is take care of [Click to Continue Reading...]

Wow. Wow is all I can say. Double-u oh double-u. Wow. I understand why people say your wedding day is the best day of your life. Your wedding is the best day of your life because it is the only day when everyone you love is in the same room.  Your family, his family, all [Click to Continue Reading...]

I’m a year ’round wine drinker.  California will do that to you, I tell ya. My Kansas friends aren’t very into wine, so I’ve been designing wine cocktails to ease the process.  Everyone likes fruity wines, so I had the idea to create a sangria with the darlings of fall:  figs. For this recipe, I [Click to Continue Reading...]

Two jars of pink lemonade are for two people who are joined at the hip and glued at the lips. Two jars of pink lemonade are for two people who have date night in a combine harvesting corn til 3am. Two jars of pink lemonade are for two people sittin’ on a porch talkin’ ’bout the [Click to Continue Reading...]

I’ve got a peaceful morning routine ‘round these parts.  I’ve told y’all about it before. But, once the sun starts to get a little higher in the sky and Spring is in the air, I add another 30 seconds to my routine:  I make us fresh iced tea every morning. When I reach for my [Click to Continue Reading...]

I said I wasn’t going to do a St. Patrick’s Day recipe. This blog has been here 2 years without an Irish-inspired dessert on it.  I let March 17th come and go each year without pulling out the green food coloring.  Mainly, because, well, I’m not Irish.  Do they check your ID and look for [Click to Continue Reading...]

When I moved to California, I learned 3 things very quickly: 1)   A whole, steamed artichoke is a complete dinner.  Be sure to dip each leaf in mustard butter between sips of white wine for the full the experience.  My best friend Esther taught me this on day 5 of living in California.  Someday, I’ll share the story about [Click to Continue Reading...]