The baby has had a head cold the past few days and due to his coughing/sneezing in our faces I was feeling scratchy the other day. All I wanted was something cold, preferably frozen and sweet. I didn't feel like driving to the store for ice cream, because I didn't feel up to it and lord knows I didn't… Continue reading Chocolate Chip Fro-Yo
Month: October 2012
Pickled Red Grapes with Rosemary
Inspired by a recipe's notes in Well Preserved: Third Edition: Small Batch Preserving for the New Cook, for Pickled Cherries (on page 139), I set out to make Pickled Red Grapes last week. The author's recipe mentioned using grapes instead of cherries, that sounded intriguing. Then I got a shock. Apparently I had slacked yet again in reading… Continue reading Pickled Red Grapes with Rosemary
Blueberry Yogurt Bread
Inspired by my large collection of blueberries in the chill chest and craving some quick bread, I came up with this moist treat using Redwood Hill Farm's Blueberry Goat Milk Yogurt: The result is a slowly baked "quick" bread (well it does come together quickly!), baked at a low temperature, that has a nice crunch to… Continue reading Blueberry Yogurt Bread
Sunday Mornings: Gourmet Breakfast & Cornfields
Perusing through the November 2012 issue of Whole Living Magazine, I saw a recipe for Baked Sweet Potato with Maple-Oat Crumble and I knew I had to try them out. I adapted the recipe a bit, first off my potatoes took 30 minutes longer to bake than listed, then I doubled the granola topping. Good thing I got… Continue reading Sunday Mornings: Gourmet Breakfast & Cornfields