In the kitchen

41 posts

Have you ever …

… made pasta? I’ve only recently discovered the joys of making pasta at home instead of buying the dried versions at the store. You may have seen this post, where I made some traditional pasta. However, the other day I decided to branch out a bit, so I made spinach […]

Was I crazy??

Have I mentioned lately that it’s hot here? 😉 And yet, I was in the mood to bake. That means, of course, firing up the oven and heating up the house. But I had a lot of cherries — probably the last of the season — that I’d bought, and […]

These are good …

Have I mentioned that my sewing room faces due west? Have I mentioned that I live in the desert and that it’s hot here in the summer? Okay, I know I haven’t posted in a while, and I know it’s been even longer since I posted anything quilt related, but […]

Warm weather meal

It’s getting warmer and warmer here in the desert. Actually, I’m not really complaining, since we had an unusually cool (for us) spring. However, now that cooler weather is gone for the duration, and we’re hitting the 90s now, with temperatures over 100 beginning next weekend. Have I mentioned that […]

It’s still busy

I know; I’ve been neglecting my blog lately. Having grandchildren here so frequently has taken a lot of time and, as I explained before, it’s just a busy time of year for our family. I haven’t even worked on my Winding Ways quilt in days. 🙁 But yesterday was my […]

Busy time of year

It’s usually the holiday season that makes people crazy with comings and goings, but this time of year is almost as busy for us. It started with one daughter’s birthday at the end of April, followed by a granddaughter’s birthday at the beginning of May. Then there was Mother’s Day, […]