Homemade Hot Fudge Sauce Stress Buster
I originally found this homemade hot fudge sauce recipe from a quick online search, but it wasn't turning out quite right. I asked for help inside a great Facebook Group led by a friend, colleague,…
Category Archives: Foodie Tangent
Cookbook Review: The Muffin Tin Cookbook
Taking a break from Lilly news to share info on this neat new cookbook from my colleague and friend Brette Sember. First, came The Parchment Paper Cookbook and now ... The Muffin Tin Cookbook, which,…
Optimism and High-Altitude Gardening
I cannot tell you how much I need a break on just about every front you can imagine. So, last weekend, rather that work / write, I dealt with some family matters, played with Lilly,…
Cookbook Review: The Parchment Paper Cookbook
File this under Entirely Off Topic, Foodie Tangent Edition. Congratulations to my friend and colleague Brette Sember on the publication of The Parchment Paper Cookbook. It features 180 fast, healthy recipes perfect for busy moms,…
2011 Greenhouse Brag
Unless you're a dog girl or guy who also likes to garden, feel free to ignore us today ... because we're going Entirely Off Topic. Here's a quick overview of our high-altitude gardening successes and…
Wordless Wednesday: 2011 Garden
Using my 10 x 12 hobby greenhouse, I do my best to garden at least a little from our high-altitude home in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Living at 8,200 feet above sea level, with such…
Wordless Wednesday: Clump O’ Bees
While using our riding lawn mower to cut the grass at the historic family home, he nearly rode face-first into this swarm of bees.
What’s on Your Thanksgiving Menu?
Since Thanksgiving is just a week away, and (if you're like me) there is still menu planning and shopping to be done, today I'm just going to point you to an old post about the…
DIY – Doggy Snack Mix
Being such purveyors of praise around here, we go through a LOT of dog treats ... very few of which are store bought. I came up with this particular "snack mix" when I needed something…
2010 Greenhouse Plan
I'm in an Entirely Off Topic mood this week. Today? Greenhouse gardening plans. I'm monitoring temps, using my inside/outside digital thermometer to determine when the greenhouse stays warm enough (even over night) to get my…
An Unlikely Gourmet (another holiday essay)
Ho ho ho from your friends at Chez Champion of My Heart. Please enjoy this holiday remembrance of my Gram, along with links to a few earlier posts with recipes. ...
Foodie Tangent: Pie Crust Alternative
A pastry chef friend of mine thinks it's oh-so funny that people have such a hard time making a pie crust. I admit that even with all my baking experience making a decent crust from…
Holiday Frittata
I've added a new category called "Foodie Tangent" since it seems I'm in the mood more and more to give you insights into my food obsessions and cooking methods. Today's entry is all about holiday…