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old linens and dishes… oh my!
Well now that I spent a full weekend running around junking, barn picking, and antiquing with friends I actually have to clean the stuff up! The old large depression glass era bowls that I snapped up...
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caffeinated heaven: hiline coffee nyc rolls out MORE fun!
I believe in living life caffeinated. I love coffee and have a definite attachment to my French Press and Nespresso machine. Although I love my Nespresso machine I am less than enchanted with...
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ho, ho, ho! vintage holiday barn sale and a blog holiday rule!
Ho, ho, ho! I spent part of the afternoon previewing the Vintage Holiday Barn Sale at Smithfield Barn in Downingtown! I had to drop off some bits of my former vintage Christmases past to make room for...
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mmmm mexican food at home!
My Chicken Enchiladas: Two full boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into small chunks. (Two full boneless breasts weigh about a pound – I buy the family packs at the grocery store and plunk them two...
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so I made a wreath…
It’s December! Christmas decorations can make their 2013 Christmas season debut! I made a wreath yesterday. Including the wreath form it cost me $6.51. How? Gently used and vintage Christmas...
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the mini-tree of it all!
I make no secret of my love of Christmas and vintage ornaments. Today I completed my six mini-trees and have them scattered about the house. I thought I would share two of the trees with you. Why have...
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my chocolate chip cookies
I have always loved chocolate chip cookies. I have spent the last 25 years tweaking this recipe, which is mine and not anyone else’s. My friend Ann asked me to share my recipe. So I thought I would....
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rose smoothie
Bet the title got your attention, huh? Well this smoothie isn’t for people…it’s for rose bushes. Yes, as in plants. I have mentioned that banana peels are awesome junk food for roses. I told you I...
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quince-apple butter
I don’t do much jelly and jam making (yet), but I love “butters”. Pumpkin butter, apple butter, peach butter, pear butter, and now quince-apple butter. My friend Meredith had given me a lovely basket...
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white chocolate cinnamon cookies with oatmeal
This is my new recipe for Christmas 2014. The cookies are very cinnamony, chewy, and soft. The white chocolate adds a mellow sweetness and the cinnamon chips enhance the cinnamon flavor of the cookie....
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quiche with ham, broccoli, and spinach….and a side of teenager
Yes….how to get more vegetables into your teenager. Of course my teenager has just decreed that he’s not eating any quiche. (Deep breath…..deep breath…..) As parents is incredibly frustrating when you...
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coffee butterscotch bread pudding
Winter means comfort food desserts as well as comfort food entrees. Here’s an easy bread pudding that you will like. My friend Linda makes homemade extracts so I use her coffee extract in this and I...
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little old italian lady in training
I became a bit of an Italian cliché today, or a little old Italian lady in training, take your pick. I made sauce, I made gnocchi, and I made a ricotta pie. I will give you the recipe below I used a...
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cooking gnocchi with mushrooms
I ended up having some people over for dinner last night. So I butterflied a big roaster chicken and roasted Julia Child style simply with fresh herbs (you can see the chicken in the photo at the...
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summer dinner
It’s been a brutally hot week and I’m having people for dinner. We will start with Mutabbal which is basically Egyptian baba ghanouj and pita. Next to accompany a marinated roast we will be grilling...
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new spin on summer salad staple
So bean salad is a summer staple. One bean, two bean, three bean and more. I decided to change it up. I took half a bag each of Goya dried navy beans and pinto beans yesterday and put them in to soak...
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canning season
Becky Home Ecky has taken me over the past three weeks. I have been canning apple sauce, apple butter, pear butter, pickled watermelon rind with red onion, and garlicky bread and butter pickles with...
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why you garden
A friend of mine gave me a cache pot that belonged to her grandmother. It’s a beautiful pot and it makes the perfect vehicle for summer flower arrangements. All of these flowers are out of my garden....
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summer recipe back to basics: purple coleslaw
I have been remiss. I haven’t blogged any recipes lately. This evening for dinner we were grilling marinated chicken thighs and my neighbor had given me a beautiful head of purple cabbage so I decided...
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