Category: Life

  • Elsewhere: Freshly Roasted Guatemalan Huehuetenango

    Sorry it’s been quiet around here… I’m on vacation this week, not to mention officially entering my late 30s today. Ouch! (Or, at least that’s what I’ll be saying tomorrow…

  • Elsewhere: Fresh Roasting Java Government Estate

    More freshly roasted beans over on Well Fed’s A Nice Cuppa this morning. Plus, my shipment of beans from both Zach and Dani’s and Intelligensia just came in… so I…

  • Butter Tarts

    Here’s another not-so-secret Ferroni family recipe for you… butter tarts. I had never heard of butter tarts before I met Cameron’s family, but they quickly grew to be one of…

  • Cinnamon Rolls, Macrina Bakery style

    Cinnamon Rolls, Macrina Bakery style

    About a week ago, my husband sent me an email in the form of a blog post: I like cinnamon rolls probably about as much as the average person. There…

  • The Easiest Breakfast Ever

    I don’t typically eat breakfast. Other than a latte or a shot of espresso. And I don’t think that quite counts. But, I had a single, enormous, Melogold grapfruit in…

  • Southern Roots

    Southern Roots

    Most people wouldn’t guess that I grew up in The South. The deep south. So south, people in Atlanta were considered Northerners. I don’t have an accent now, but I…

  • Elsewhere: Citrus Prawn Fresh Rolls

    Yes, you need to pinch me today. Despite the fact that I’ve been reading about Guinness beer and shamrock cookies on various blogs all week, I seem to have spazzed…

  • Elsewhere: My Labors for Lattes

    I mentioned sometime back that there was another bit of blogging in the works. I’m now contributing to the WellFed Network’s A Nice Cuppa, with weekly articles about home roasting…

  • I Like Junk Food and All…

    … but this is just wrong: The Gateway Grizzlies of the Frontier League promised to create “Baseball’s Best Burger” in time for the team’s opener in late May. And they…

  • A Meme for Monday

    I’m in New York for a few more days, so no recipes until later in the week, but it turns out that it’s perfect timing for a meme post. Bea…

  • Dinner for One

    Dinner for One

    I don’t like to eat alone. Ok. That’s not exactly true. I’ll snack, by myself, all day long. I’ll nibble on things as I cook them. I’ll feast on whatever…

  • Delicious Serendipity

    Delicious Serendipity

    If you are going to Amsterdam to experience the outdoor markets and the meandering through the tangle of alleyways, you might want to choose a different month than February unless…