so happy with the crumb in these tasty mike wazowski lookalikes (once you see it, you can’t unsee it), some of them might even throw you a cheeky side-eye depending on how they bake up.
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~ real food, balanced living ~
i recently stayed at a cozy inn on the coast where they were featuring a homemade granola as part of their breakfast offering — there was a choice of granola sprinkled over creamy almond butter with sea salt flakes on toasted sourdough (i know, just awful) or … granola with dreamy icelandic yogurt and a swirl of tangy meyer lemon marmalade… eeek, it was the toughest decision i made all week!…
oh hello stone fruit season ❥
today i’m featuring a quick small batch plum jam (with a diy pectin) that tastes every bit as good as traditional jam ~ with minimal sugar and even less fuss, you’ll love having this one up your sleeve to whip up in no time this summer….
I was going to title this post: ‘15 Recipes to Remind Us of Spring” but that didn’t sound very committal so thought I better double down and cheer things on….
A light & airy lemon mousse that is elegant, delicious and utterly simple to make (love that combination)….
ahhh, biscotti in the fall, if the song hasn’t been written yet, it should.
These twice-baked wonders (thrice in this case but i won’t quibble) have a characteristically dry & crispy texture and a satisfying denseness that makes them especially dunkable in warm beverages — although I’ll confess that I rarely dunk, I love eating them bone dry (with a caffè forte on the side, poetic lyricism if ever there were)….
I first wrote about our feijoa tree (also known as pineapple guava) back in 2014.
This beautiful evergreen with deep forest and silvery colored leaves is native to South America and now grown in many tropical and subtropical regions. It was introduced to California and New Zealand in the early 1900s, where it continues to be popular. …
Stone fruit season is here and our plum tree is heavy with warm fruit that fit snug into my hand; their little bodies are still partly coated with a milky covering that protects them and also makes them look adorably sleepy, like they’re slowly coming out of slumber.
The wax covering fades and their brilliant color blooms in this easy summer sorbet. Fruity & refreshing with a hint of anise and just the right balance of tangy delicious sweetness that one associates with plum. Heaven. …
This happy discovery came to me when I was experimenting with drying mandarins to use in homemade soap (i putz a lot with making stuff) …
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