If you have ever received a Christmas platter from me, you’ll have discovered my toasted coconut marshmallows nestled in with the fudge, thumb print cookies and sunflower-pumpkin seed brittle ~ but marshmallows for Easter?!? I am so excited to give these lemon jewels a try! I hope you enjoy these variations from Epicurious.com ~ and…
Tag: eating
super food
I decided to give the ole sweet tooth a break today ~ I think I might have single-handedly induced a few dozen sugar induced comas in cyberworld… I love salad… I know I’ve posted about simple salads before ~ spinach, red onion, a drizzle of olive oil and a bright spritz of lemon, topped off…
Food from Friends… The Marriage of Poland and Italy
I am so excited and honored to be sharing this post today! I know what you’re thinking… “Poland and Italy? Is she crazy?” Mr and Mrs D ~ second family to my husband after he immigrated with his family and moved to Ohio, are amazing. Mr D is the typical hard-working, generous and kind-hearted…
Paradiso
Sicily is at the very heart of my family… we feel the beat of daily life, breathe the culture of the people, soak in the very essence of the place ~ Sicily is to Italy as the genteel southern US states are to the faster-paced northern states. There is a sensual slow-down that occurs almost…
As I sit and ponder…
As a military spouse, I have held many jobs over the years, and not a single one of them “paying”… well, not in currency anyway. I feel so rich in my experiences ~ the places I’ve seen, the miracles I’ve witnessed, the few hearts I might have touched and the many who’ve touched mine… I…
Grilled Tomato-Pesto Bread with Roasted Goat Brie
“il faut manger pour vivre, et non pas vivre pour manger” ~ mollier this is a wonderful, no-knead bread ~ a perfect addition to any meal. tomato-pesto bread 2 1/2 cups unbleached bread flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 2 1/2 tsp active yeast 1 cup water, about 110-120 degrees 1/4 cup olive oil,…
…dinner plans
“Friends are the most important ingredient in this life”… yamasaki You never understand how true those words are until there are no friends around your dinner table, laughing til all hours of the night, eating up the deliriously delicious food made together… and this is the military life. Here’s to all the wonderful friends we’ve…
Lunch
I am eating grilled tacos… again. Will I ever tire of these crispy morsels? Doubtful, as the fillings change daily… but it isn’t the grilled taco I want to share, it is the side! Nopalitos ~ don’t let it’s prickly personality scare you away… just trim the spikes, cook ’em up, and you may have found…
delectablediction 