I used to not like rhubarb. Really. That slimy, sour vegetable wasn’t on my list of dream desserts at all. My husband loves rhubarb. Give him that tart piece of tart and he’s in heaven. We have three rhubarb plants in our garden, each a different variety. Two are green and one is red. So […]
Food
Lemony Herbed Bulgur Salad
I’ve made this salad so many times the past few weeks, and I just can’t stop eating it. The herbs in the garden are back and we’ve been adding them to everything. It’s so nice to have something fresh on our plates. I started making this salad with frozen peas, then I bought a bag […]
Macarons
What do you do when you receive a box of macarons? First photograph them, then sit back and enjoy! It seems to me the frenzy revolving around french macarons has died down a bit. For a while they were all over the internet before time moved on to the next fad. I made quite a […]
Late-Winter Comfort Food
After two weeks of glorious spring weather, the much needed rain came. With the rain, it turned cold and now snow is falling. It is still March after all and it’s not unusual that is snows again. Since we didn’t have much snow this winter anyways, I’m actually happy to look out the window at […]
Herbed Garbanzo Bean Salad
I look out the window, there is no snow, and it’s unseasonably warm. I long for snow and cold, and I know nature does, too. When will winter arrive? I think back to our trip to Norway last year, and I wonder if we should have decided to go again this year. Just to have […]
Christmas Baking
Once Advent rolls around, I start thinking about Christmas and, of course, cookies. I think I’m a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas baking. Baking the cookies I remember from my childhood is a tradition I don’t want to change. But sometimes I take the flavors and switch things around. Besides, if I made all […]