I remember autumns in my childhood when the whole neighborhood was smoky because we and our neighbors would rake up the leaves that had f...

Now that the weather has finally taken a turn towards cooler temperatures, I find myself thinking about using the warm spices of fall and...

I missed making the Bread Baking Babes bread last month, but this month I finished the loaf yesterday, just in time to post today. Not on...

I know we still have a bit more daylight savings time to go before it really gets dark early in the day and early in the evening, but you...

We are coming up on the 13th anniversary of the beginning of this blog.Other than enjoying my marriage, being a Mom,and cooking and baki...

Now that cooler weather has finally arrived...at least for a little while...I'm so happy to be making dishes like chili and roasted v...

This is the time of year in our area where the zucchini plants are producing so many squash that we desperately search for recipes to hel...

Recently our local newspaper, the Press Democrat, has a delicious sounding recipe in the Food Section. It was for a Crostata with jam. A ...

The scent is what I first notice about a ripe peach...then how soft it is when the blossom end is lightly pressed. The colors are lovely,...

It's Gravenstein apple time here in Sebastopol. The trees seem to be loaded this year, which is surprising since we had rain when the...

For many years I planted at least a dozen tomato plants, most grown from seed. Last year it was just two - a cherry tomato and a Black Kr...

Had gallbladder removed on Tuesday. Everything went well and I'm at home and healing, but this is the first time that I've sat do...

It's summer, so lots of sunshine, especially for the Bread Baking Babes. This month our delightful Kitchen of the Month, Cathy of Bre...

Last Saturday we had the second annual Scholar's Social for the winners of Chapter AJ P.E.O.'s local scholarships. The young wome...

In the thirty plus years we've lived here on Humminbird Hill, the road that runs by the farmhouse and down to the highway has never b...

Sweetie has an unusual way to do stir fry meals. He steams some of the veggies in the microwave to keep them from being overcooked (broc...