“There was a nice hot singey smell; and at the table, with an iron in her hand stood a very stout short person staring anxiously at Lucie.” – The Tale of Miss Tiggy Winkle Have you ever noticed the beauty of an ironed pillow case? I did not realize there was a difference between just […]
I have a little secret for my kitchen work. My grandma, whom I love dearly and is a great treasure to me, always told me: “Never do anything standing you can do while sitting down.” In many modern kitchens, we find islands to work at, high bars and long counters. This leaves people standing […]
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy …” Ecclesiastes 9:7 For the past little week or so, I’ve been doing some researching, trial by error baking and reading up on sour dough bread baking. I had read that sour dough bread was a healthier alternative a few years back, but hesitated […]
Well, my vanilla beans arrived from France – and do they ever smell lovely! I ordered them off ebay and shipping did not take long at all. I know making your own vanilla extract is well heard of in many kitchens – in fact, it is so easy, there’s not much to post about it. […]
It’s another very cold Saturday – a little bit of a snowed in kind of day. It’s windy and too cold to play outside. We are all hoping perhaps this is the last winter blast, but we shall see. This frigid weather does make the perfect day to work on a few indoor small and […]
