Is there anyone that doesn’t love the warm smell of banana bread filling the house on a cold winter day? Like most people, I tend to bake a lot more in the winter months and banana bread has become a part of my regular repertoire. I love to do variations of it: chocolate chip banana…
Last Thursday evening we arrived fashionably late for open house at Fiona’s school. Yes, my little babe is off to school. Eek, I promised myself I wouldn’t cry. It’s only pre-kindergarten. It’s only two days a week. Breathe. My heart aches with grief and beams with pride all at the same time, but I am…
French Crêpes June is finally here, along with all the trappings of spring. Flourishing lilac blossoms, farmers markets and several extra hours of sunlight. Saturday was the first day of the outdoor Farmers Market. In the early spring the farm stands don’t have many vegetables yet, but are filled with lovely sprouting plants, herbs, eggs…
Confessions of a tired mom: Since I now have a budding career as a food photographer/stylist/writer/recipe developer my time and energy for actually making dinners has been dwindling. I find it ironic that I can make food look beautiful and mouthwatering, but struggle to get dinner on the table some nights because I’m too busy…
Fall is the official start of pie season in our house. Do you associate pie with fall? I have always associated the two because of Thanksgiving. While I love having the classic, summery pies on my roster- strawberry rhubarb, cherry and (of course) Maine blueberry- I’m not much of an oven cooker in the summer….
On Saturday I brought Roman and Amelia to go see a lecture at Colby College on comic book illustration by Lincoln Pierce, the illustrator/author of Big Nate. It was a bit of a hike north, so we had to leave early, and there wasn’t time for our usual weekend family breakfast. Instead, we settled for…
Now that the weather is getting warmer, smoothie bowls have become almost a daily meal for us. Usually we have the for breakfast or as a mid-day (large) snack! I’ve seen an incredible amount of recipes online for making smoothie bowls, however, this article is going to cover toppings for smoothie bowls! Smoothie bowls are…