words to live by ~

if someone could describe you in a word, what would it be?  what if someone remembered you by something you said? what comes out of your mouth can travel a long way, and fortunately (or unfortunately, in some cases) can cause profound changes in how you are viewed. “where is she going?”, you might ask…

zucchini bread ~

I have fond memories of my Grandma Birch making toasted zucchini bread ~ the taste of warm zucchini bread, just crisped on top, covered with REAL butter, hmmm ~ I thought zucchini bread was perfect as it was, but toasted? Man, oh man!  Now I take it a step further ~ zucchini bread french toast…

pizza ~

in a recent post, i showed the bountiful harvest of our pizza oven, and failed to provide my pizza dough recipe ~ i am human after all! Mrs. Christine Da Bramo, this one’s for you ~  ps ~ we’re doing well and excited about being able to have our family and FRIENDS visit (hint, hint)…

Cream puffs ~ easier than pie!

    No, really!  The hardest part about making cream puffs is the elbow grease it takes to incorporate those little hen gems (eggs) into the batter! A dear friend, Susan Santos discovered a treasure at a little book store on a family day out ~ Vintage “cordon bleu monthly cookery course” magazines!  The “number…

Pizza for … three?

Ok ~ as most of you who have ever been to a Lombardo Pizza Party know, there are a lot of choices to be made: pizzeria lombardo traditional wood-fired pizza pizza margherita tomato sauce, mozzarella & basil pizza del pastore olive oil, mozzarella, zucchini & goat cheese dama bianca olive oil , mozzarella & oregano…