Lemon Curd Tahini Cookies

They are tart. They are tangy. They are creamy. They are soft. They are chewy.Let’s just face the facts, guys. They are delicious. Bright and beautiful cookies made with homemade lemon curd and sesame tahini, along with just a few other items, these simple cookies will knock your socks off any time of year. Lemon…

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Things Change UPDATE!

Well, I have an angel. Valerie – my nearest and dearest. As I cried on her shoulder, she said to me, “YOU CANNOT GIVE UP THE BLOG.” She’s right. It’s me. It’s US. It’s my creative outlet, my way to communicate, my canvas, and my heart. My love language is food.I love food. I speak…

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Things Change

As life evolves and things change, we learn to adapt, compromise, and shift our values and our perspectives. Thus, I’ve come to a point in my life, after NINE years of blogging beautiful food, awesome ideas, and my mystical musings, that it’s time to take a break.Blogging is EXPENSIVE. I am non-monetized. My blog is…

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Apple Onion Kale Smoked Gouda & Pork

I’ve had this idea in the queue for quite sometime…in fact, I think it’s been at least a year that the words Apple Onion Kale Smoked Gouda & Pork burgers have stared back at me from the notes in my phone on a daily basis. I keep a copious list of recipe ideas both on…

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All Kinds of Pies

Pies galore… So my gift to some of my dearest friends for their baby shower, was to “shower” them with pies. All sorts of pies. Homebaked, sweet goodness. I was incredibly delighted and honored to be asked to cater this event. As I said, these two are some of my favorite humans (soon to be…

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Pizza Pietà

While food is my inspiration in life ~ the gift of nourishment and pleasure ~ art is often my inspiration when it comes to food. And this time, it’s Michaelangelo’s Pietà. Starry Night – Van Gogh was truly a genius. The Son of Man – Brilliant. The Pietà – We can all agree that Michaelangelo was…

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Polenta, Pork Tenderloin, & Blood Orange Paste

As I said before, the blood orange season is simply so sweet and so short, I feel compelled the create and consume the superb citrus sphere. Rather than a cake – this time, a perfectly roasted pork tenderloin over polenta and spinach, glazed with the sweet savory goodness of a blood orange reduction-paste. Enjoy. Polenta,…

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Easter Cookies

Happy Easter! Bright and Brilliant rather than Passive and Pastel this year… Lucy the Lamb (or devilish ram) Peter Rabbit Mr. Tobbin Greta the Goose Bunny Ashley and Valerie, the Artists Beehives, Easter Baskets, Eggs, Hearts, and Spring Smiles

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