I once completed a job interview when and where my “would have been boss” concluded saying, “Well you win some and you lose some. Today, you lost.” I truly feel blessed that I didn’t “win” in his eyes that day. It never would have worked for me to be employed under a human with such…
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Doesn’t it just look and sound magnificent? Chocolate and peanut butter…married together…in a bundt! Then, the idea of peanut butter and raspberries – raspberry preserves – like your favorite sammy…and it’s all wrapped into one! Dark chocolate cake, with a thin layer of peanut butter frosting inside, topped with another layer of sweet raspberry preserves…
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Hibiscus flowers are actually a delightful little fruity fancy with which most are unfamiliar. Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large,…
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Just as spring began to emerge this year, I said to Valerie, “I really want to make rhubarb rose panna cotta.” Of course, she smiled and said, “okay.” What else would she say? Any excuse for us to get into the kitchen and whip up a sweet or a savory storm leaves us both grinning….
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