Three Seed Breakfast Bread

I haven’t baked in months. At least it seems like that. I obviously didn’t do any cooking over our recent Spring Break but I did do lots of eating. Lots and lots of eating.

When we finally got home and settled back into our routine, I decided that we needed to eat a bit healthier. . . . → Read More: Three Seed Breakfast Bread

New Orleans: Lagniappe, Part deux

This is absolutely the last of my NOLA odyssey. Here are a few more things we found plus the rest of the travel tips from my New Orleans’ buddy. . . . → Read More: New Orleans: Lagniappe, Part deux

New Orleans: Lagniappe

Just a “little bit extra” for you today: green wigs, haunts, cemeteries, street performers, “second lines,” and riverboats. . . . → Read More: New Orleans: Lagniappe

NOMA and The Presbytere : Une randonnée artistique

Follow my adventures in NOLA as I sat out on my artistic (and solo) trek to the New Orleans Museum of Art. . . . → Read More: NOMA and The Presbytere : Une randonnée artistique

New Orleans, À la une

Eat New Orleans…what else is there to say… . . . → Read More: New Orleans, À la une

Napa Turkey Salad

I count the days until spring every year. The count down starts in August.

Softball season starts and merges with football season. In November—no more Friday nights standing in the cold. Then, Thanksgiving is here and basketball season begins. Winter Break comes and goes and we are still playing roundball. Sometime in middle to late . . . → Read More: Napa Turkey Salad

Mark Twain, Beignets, New Orleans and Cook the Book

This round of Cook the Books featured “Twain’s Feast,” How fortunate for me during my week of New Orleans posts. . . . → Read More: Mark Twain, Beignets, New Orleans and Cook the Book

Spring Breakin’

I started out my Spring Break with a snowy trip to Taterville……. . . . → Read More: Spring Breakin’

Chocolate Macadamia Nut Wedges

For the Food ‘n Flix film this month, we all watched “Stranger Than Fiction.” I was inspired by Ana’s sultry description of baked goods to make these Chocolate Macadamia Nut Wedges. . . . → Read More: Chocolate Macadamia Nut Wedges

“Ready for Spring” Strawberry Muffins #TwelveLoaves

Yep, I am ready.

The time has changed and we have all sprung back.

The snow, ice and polar vortexes are gone.

I have seen a robin.

It is time for spring.

Welcome sunshine.

To celebrate (and to participate in #TwelveLoaves) I decided to use some fresh strawberries. It won’t be long and . . . → Read More: “Ready for Spring” Strawberry Muffins #TwelveLoaves