I hope you are all having a fantastic summer! I have been enjoying some down time with my family…a little traveling, lots of playdates, and of course trying to stay cool! I found myself with 4 (yes 4!) watermelons recently and was trying to figure out something different to do with them. Temperatures here in...
This summer were are participating in a CSA at a local farm – Snead’s Farm. Between that and our own garden we are overflowing with zucchini! I was trying to find some other ways to use it and came upon this recipe for Chocolate Zucchini Bread. Chocolate??? It has to be good, right? 🙂 And I...
I was shopping last week at Wegmans (LOVE that place) and saw these beautiful Meyer lemons. They reminded me of summer and warmer weather. Considering we just had a snow day that week, I couldn’t resist something so bright and cheery to warm up my day! I came home and after some researching came up with a lemon...
What could be better on a cold morning than a bowl of warm, creamy oatmeal? How about some pumpkin oatmeal?! I was a big fan of Aarti Sequeira on the show, The Next Food Network Star, and I really enjoy her new show, Aarti Party. I came across an episode on my DVR recently that...
I posted a story here about my adventures (or misadventures!) with growing things and about planting a garden this spring. I am happy to say that I have not killed anything (yet) and we are starting to enjoy some fresh veggies from our garden! The zucchini has really taken off so I’ve been on the lookout...