Today I’m sharing how to make Christmas Raspberry Thumbprint cookies using our family’s favorite sugar cookie recipe. The recipe comes from Lavern Klein, mother of 10, and childhood neighbor to Bill and his family in Illinois. If you don’t have time to make sugar cookie cut-outs this Christmas, then these festive thumbprint cookies are the […]
How to Make a Beautiful Holiday Focaccia
Today I’m sharing how to make a beautiful holiday focaccia. First, I make the dough using a quick and easy focaccia recipe that can be made in a few hours. Next, I turn the focaccia into food art by creating a holiday scene with garden vegetables and fresh herbs. Finally, I pop my holiday focaccia […]
Fall is the Perfect Time for Planting Bulbs
Fall is the perfect time to for planting bulbs. The temperatures are beginning to fall, the ground is still malleable, and the fall sunlight is calling me outside. Plus, the more bulbs I plant now (before the ground is frozen), the more colorful blooms I will have to look forward to not only next spring, […]
The Best Pickled Beets Salad to Serve Your Friends
Today I’m sharing the Best Pickled Beets Salad to serve your friends. It’s a real crowd-pleaser and my personal favorite. My favorite salad includes fresh greens, pickled beets, crumbled feta and chopped pecans for a little crunch. It’s the perfect salad, quick to make, filled with garden-fresh flavor, and a so pretty! My Love of […]
The Best Sweet Corn and Summer Squash Quiche
Today I’m sharing my recipe for the Best Sweet Corn and Summer Squash Quiche. My garden to table quiche is made of lots of summer garden favs including yellow summer squash, zucchini and sweet corn. The quiche also includes farm fresh eggs, a flaky pie crust, onions for added flavor, fresh herbs and smoky gouda […]
7 Simple Ways to Celebrate the 4th of July
Let’s celebrate the 4th of July! Today I’m sharing 7 simple ways to celebrate the 4th of July. If you’re anything like me, you love all of the beautiful images of 4th of July decor and menus popping up all over Instagram and Pinterest. Homes are decked out in flags, porches have been decorated for […]