The Wine Cellar

Long ago when I was a young college student, I used to visit a little gourmet food shop. They

The Pomegranate

One evening over the holiday, I dressed up our pumpkin pie with some juicy pomegranate seeds. I forgot to include

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! Our New Year's Day tradition is to eat black-eyed peas to bring good tidings for the coming

'Tis the Season

The house is filled with flowers, cedar clippings, and a Christmas tree not yet decorated. I draped cedar clippings around the

Morning Blackberries

I love blackberries, but the ones I savor most are those that we pick right outside our door. There's something about

Late Summer Pears

After such a long hot summer, I am so very excited to see signs of autumn on the horizon.

In the Garden

xo

Refrigerator Pickles - with bite

Cucumbers always sneak up on us, seemingly magically appearing overnight. While out in the garden the other night, Mike

Blackberries and Blueberries

Our blackberry bush is bursting with berries this year. So far (knock on wood), the deer have restrained from nibbling. Last

Culinary Herbs

While Hubby was out planting our pumpkin plants this weekend, he happened to trim a bunch of oregano. His

Chocolate

In the spirit of Valentine's Day (but mostly due to my enduring fondness for baked goods), I made chocolate

A Taste of Summer

A bouquet of fresh basil has an especially summery fragrance during the winter months.We bought this bouquet, which was grown

Cooking with Cast Iron

We have been cooking with a cast iron for over a year now. Our reasons for switching from standard

Old and New

Our home is filled with a mixed collection of old and new. Perhaps one of the most frequent reminders of this is found in