I am lucky to have a grocery store with a nice, but limited nursery section. Not being able to go out these days, it was an opportunity to check out plants without feeling guilty. After looking around outside, I decided to check out the greenhouse just to see what they might have at this early time of spring. We’d been…
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this week’s bake – raspberry lemon cake
I haven’t been baking as much this year, but being confined at home, makes me want to have something sweet to eat on hand. I’ve always had a weakness for cake, and this week’s bake, a raspberry cake with lemon buttercream frosting sounded especially good. While the cake was cooling, I made a buttercream frosting with fresh squeezed lemon juice….
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this month’s book – garden inspirations
With the “stay-at-home” mandate that so many of us are experiencing, there has been more time than usual for reading. This month’s book is “Garden Inspirations” by Charlotte Moss, who is a designer, author, and philanthropist. This book is a tour through her own garden in East Hampton, New York. In this book, Charlotte walks you through all her garden…
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this week’s bouquet
This week’s bouquet is a lovely combination of sunlight and simplicity. We had strong thunderstorms yesterday and very high winds today, leaving many of the daffodils with their faces in the dirt. With a soft shower in the kitchen sink, they were soon looking lovely and happy again. I knew they wouldn’t be able to pick themselves up again, so…
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best ever mac and cheese
This is the best mac and cheese I’ve ever eaten! I’ve been trying recipes for years, and I’ve finally found one that is everything I expect a good mac and cheese to be. It only took one look at the ingredients to realize this recipe was going to be better than any other I’ve tried. When a recipe calls for…
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