Roasted Beet & Fig Salad with Stilton

Roasted Beet & Fig Salad with Stilton

by | Jul 29, 2015 | 4 comments

The laziness washes over me after weeks, maybe months, of intense social happenings and work obligations. There is a quiet now. People are taking vacations deeper into the mountains and to far-away places so the neighborhoods are hushed and still. The afternoon heat...
Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes

Lemon Blueberry Ricotta Pancakes

by | Jul 24, 2015 | 3 comments

My insomnia won last night, and sleep evaded me once again. I found myself lying in bed staring up at the octagonal window at the peak of our bedroom, watching the tree branches sway, ever-so-slightly in the light morning breeze as the sun slowly rose. It was the...
Chocolate Chip Cookie

Chocolate Chip Cookie

by | Jul 15, 2015 | 1 comment

I was walking towards the end of the dock when she ran up behind me and said with great pride, “I have sixteen boo-boos on my legs” and then the six-year-old or so, jumped off the dock, water-wings and all. I was a sissy and lowered myself down the ladder – glacier...
Peach and Berry Crisp

Peach and Berry Crisp

by | Jul 10, 2015 | 0 comments

Peach and Berry Crisp Inspired by a Road Trip Through Washington Our second bicycle was strapped tightly to the rack on the back of the car, and our ever-loyal companion, China, no longer the spry pup she once was, was gently lifted into the back of our SUV. After one...