What’s for dinner?
Baking Paska Bread for Easter
What a beautiful, productive, sunny, springy day-before-Easter-Sunday. Beautiful, sunny and springy because the mid-50s warmth was … [Read More]
What’s for dessert?
S’mores Cookies Recipes
If summer had a flavor, it wouldn't be lemonade or BBQ or even ice cream. Believe me, I eat ice cream all year long. Summer tastes … [Read More]
In the Fresh Domestic Kitchen
Seafood Pizza
Seafood Pizza: shrimp + scallops + crab + bacon + red onion + garlic + white asparagus + jalapeno hollandaise … [Read More]
Peach Caprese
With my bountiful tomato harvest, I need to expand my palate beyond the basic Caprese. Feeling a little fruity, I came up with this Peace Caprese (or "Capreachy") Salad: 1/2 peach, peeled and cubed 6-8 cherry tomatoes, halved 3-4 mini balls of fresh mozzarella, halved 2 tsp extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp lemon … [Read More]
In the Fresh Domestic Garden
3 Flowerbeds + 10 Dirty Fingernails Later…
Today launched our post-Memorial summer hours at work, when we're released at 3:30. And I made the most of my extra hours. First, … [Read More]
The Power of a Plant
Interesting to stumble upon this plant (on the clearance rack, no less) while I'm reading a chapter in "The Source Field … [Read More]
Around Town + Beyond
How I Got the Grocery Store to Pay Me for Shopping
Yes, you read that right: I got the grocery store to pay me for buying name-brand toothpaste. And believe me, I don't work for Giant Eagle. I'm just a savvy bargain shopper. First, a disclaimer: I don't usually buy groceries at Giant Eagle, because I know that you can get better deals on better quality perishables … [Read More...]
What to Pack in a Camping Bin
When I decide to go camping, it's usually a spontaneous, last-minute idea. To make it easier to take off on an outdoorsy trek as soon as nature calls - without forgetting any essentials - I keep a big plastic storage container packed with most of my camping supplies ready to grab and go. What to pack in a camping … [Read More...]
