I'm so thrilled to introduce you to Seriously Soupy Sundays, featuring one of my favorite bloggers Serena, who authors a blog called Seriously Soupy. Serena started Seriously Soupy as a creative outlet for herself after her first daughter was born, which combined her passion for cooking with an interest in learning more about soups and soup making. Since it started she has given soup tours and taught soup classes and has a catalogue of over 100 soups on the site! You can join Serena on her Soupy journey at SeriouslySoupy.com and twice a month … [Read more...]
Kale and Green Bean Salad
July 6, 2012 By 2 Comments
Our new veggie discovery this year was KALE! It took about 5 tries and now both of my kids love kale. Of course, the first time I served it to them was as a chip, baked in the oven with a little bit of olive oil, sea salt and parmesan cheese. Now that they’re convinced they like kale, I feel like I’ve got full reign to try more dishes on them. And, we’re growing three different kale plants in our garden too so I had to find more uses for this leafy green. Since it’s been so hot, I figured I’d try to make a cold kale salad using our … [Read more...]
Red, White and Blueberry Mini-Whoopie Pies
July 4, 2012 By 6 Comments
Happy 4th of July! It’s a day of celebration. And, what better way to get in the holiday spirit than to make some Red, White and Blueberry Whoopie Pies. For me, Whoopie Pies are synonymous with summers at camp in the back woods of Maine where Whoopies (or Moon Pies) are a celebrated beach treat. Last summer I attempted to make Mom’s Whoopie Pie recipe I found in her archives. It needed to be made entirely from scratch—from the cake-like exterior to the creamy interior (which used raw eggs). And, while they didn’t look … [Read more...]
Patriotic Strawberries
July 2, 2012 By 1 Comment
Independence day is only 2 days away but we’ve been celebrating all weekend long. In fact, in our beach town, the big fireworks show was Saturday evening, June 30th? We’re fine taking every opportunity possible to get festive and go red, white, and blue. Lucky for us, I had a ton of freshly-picked strawberries from the local farmer’s market. So, all I needed to do was figure out something white and blue that would not only look good but, taste good with strawberries. I also wanted a treat that didn’t require any baking, that could be … [Read more...]
