The first time I ever put blueberry and lemon together was a light lemon-blueberry mousse I made when I was first married. For some reason I never repeated the recipe, I suspect I forgot how I had done it. But..from that point on I was a fan of blueberry and lemon combinations.
When I discovered Numi Mate-Lemon Myrtle tea I was an instant fan. It has a sweet lemon flavor that is lemony but not pure lemon. There is a complexity from the lemon myrtle and mate combination that is awesome.

So, it really was only a matter of time until I …read more

I like tea cakes.  They aren’t too sweet, they aren’t hard to make, and they aren’t impressive, they are just comfortable to have around.
Sort of like reading a book that does not challenge you in the least but satisfies you deep inside, you know?
Tea cakes.  A really good tea cake should look nice enough to put on a tea table but be plain enough that you can serve leftovers for breakfast next to some eggs and bacon.  Right?
This one will do it.

Not as good as in my dream.  Unfortunatly I have never made the perfect macaron.  Ever.  This was no exception but the result was delicious.
Not magazine cover beautiful…but delicious.

As I have said before, I love breakfast but I really hate making it.  Yes, I am a morning person, and yes I love cooking but the idea of getting up and having to cook is what does me in.
So, in my fantasies I am the quintessential 1950’s sit-com mom (no! Not Lucy!) with the apron, the coiffed hair, the pearls and high heels; but in reality I wear jeans, barefoot most of the time, and I almost always have flour or batter marks on my jean legs where I have cleaned my hands on them rather than being reasonable …read more

So, everyone who knows me  in real life knows I have these amazingly vivid dreams.  Sometimes when I wake up I have trouble figuring out what is real and what is not.  I think I have reality issues anyway.
But, some of my best recipes have been created from a dream that I was eating something.  My dream last night was amazing.

Carrots are not often served cooked around here. Not because we don’t like them but because my kids will go through a five pound bag of organic carrots in about two days..so if I want to do carrots I better have them on the menu for the day I shop.

 
Lemon snaps are an easy old fashioned cookie that you really don’t hear much about anymore, and that is a pity.  They are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and lemony sweet throughout.  There is just nothing that compares with them for an old fashioned treat…unless it is gingersnaps…or molasses cookies…or…

Irish Soda Bread is a recipe that has been around a long time. I love it because it is a quick and delicious way to get bread on the table and it is extremely versatile as well. Over the years the things I did not like about various recipes were that they tasted “soda-y” or they were dry or just not quite right.
It should be tender and crumble-y, somewhat like a biscuit but not. How is that for a definition? Be sure to cut in the butter thoroughly because that make a big difference in the tenderness …read more

Yep, you read that right. Oh my, they are sooo good. We used to make them at the tea room that we owned and they would sell out almost as soon as we took them out of the oven. The aroma just took over the dining area!
  Still haveing computer problems, now both of our computers are down, so here I sit at the library! Is that dedication or what?  Unfortunatly I can’t upload photos so most of my blogging will be without illustration..
2 c flour
1/2 c sugar
1/4 c packed brown sugar
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 c milk
1 …read more

First off all..I am now in the market for a new computer. GRRR. Marc left his computer home today so I could blog..the man truly knows how to sacrifice for me…I am telling you this because I am not very flexible and switching keyboards and mouse styles has been a pain…I often make spelling errors due to brain and fingers not being n sync but it may be worse than usual. Just warning you, o.k.? So if you are an english teacher take a tylenol first.
  This morning I made crepes for breakfast. I don’t do that often because it …read more