Victorian Hot Spiced Wine
“Rynelf returned with the spiced wine steaming in a flagon and four silver cups. It was just what one wanted, and as Lucy and Edmund sipped it they could feel…
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A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail
A Grown-Up Shirley Temple Cocktail. Oct. 31, 2024. Who remembers Shirley Temples growing up? This kid’s drink was a favorite of mine. It wasn’t often I had one, but it…
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Fig Brie and Thyme Braid
Fig brie and thyme braid. Originally published Sept. 9, 2021. Keeping a box of puff pastry in the freezer is always a good idea. Puff pastry is so versatile and…
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A Homemade Pumpkin Spice Latte
Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. George Eliot A Homemade Pumpkin…
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Cinnamon Roll Scones
Cinnamon Roll Scones. First published Oct. 29, 2018. Today’s recipe is an update of an older post, and is a delicious one that marries the comforting taste of cinnamon rolls…
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Caprese Salad with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette
August 23, 2024. Caprese Salad with Sundried Tomato Vinaigrette. As much as I love to cook and bake I just don’t have the time these days for complex recipes with…
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Summer Steak Salad with Red Wine & Olive Oil Vinaigrette
“For all things produced in a garden, whether of salads or fruits, a poor man will eat better that has one of his own, than a rich man that has…
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Herbed Peasant Bread Recipe
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 Herbed Peasant Bread Recipe. April 10, 2024. Coming in from a long session in the garden, the smell of homemade bread…
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Making Springerle Cookies
This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24 Making Springerle Cookies. March 13, 2024. It was years ago while…
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Mr. McGregor’s Salad Bar
Mr. McGregor’s Salad Bar. February 27, 2024. Last Easter I came up with an idea for Mr. McGregor’s salad bar. The only problem is I misspelled Mr. McGregor as can…
