Sometimes a simple aqua-colored paper box filled with golden gooseberries is enough to brighten my day."Oh I haven't seen these since my summer in Portugal!" I gushed as soon as I saw them. There they were. Cape gooseberries wrapped in their wrinkled, papery, brown-colored shell. "I have no idea what I will do with them, ...
I woke up on Saturday morning without any goals or expectations for the weekend. I have been so busy lately that I just needed a day to catch my breath and just be. It doesn't happen often.As I was making our usual weekend breakfast of pancakes (this time coconut, almond, and blueberry), I asked C. ...
It was about two months ago when I received a phone call from Loren, my uncle in law. Loren and Jan live in Wenatchee, Washington where they are surrounded by cherry and apple orchards. "I am going to send you a few cherry blossom branches" he said. "Cherry blossom branches? But how?". A few days ...
It has been hot in South Florida this past few days, reminding us that the cool weather that I love so much is leaving us soon. Mornings are still cool, but temperatures soared into mid to high 80s during the day.This is the peak of growing season. It was really noticeable when I visited Robert ...
It was a few days ago when I was browsing the pages of ELLE à Table that I found an article written by Clotilde about how to make financiers with nut and seed butters. "Brilliant!", I thought. A great way to make a cake not only gluten free, but also dairy free. I have been ...