A few weeks ago I posted a couple mustard recipes, one for a rosemary grapefruit mustard and the other for a spicy indian one, with the promise to deliver a couple more mustard recipes in the coming month. Well, after much more mustard-making, and...

Last weekend Jeremy and I left behind the hustle and bustle of the city for a couple days of calm and sun out in the desert. Being an Oregonian at heart, I love my green northwest scenery; trees, rolling hills, tall grass, etc. But...

First, I wanted to thank you all for the birthday wishes. Me and Jeremy had a great time out in the Palm Desert (I’ll post about that soon!) and went out for a grand sushi dinner on my actual birthday, which was lovely. And...

In a few days (March 26th, to be precise) I’ll be entering the latter half of my twenties. To celebrate, Jeremy and I are heading out to the Palm Desert today to enjoy a relaxing weekend at the Highland Springs Resort where we’ll do...

It’s been a while since I’ve made simple cookies. In fact now that I think about it, the last time I made them was in October for the Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie post. Way too long ago. I finally decided to make some cookies...

Today I am here to talk to you about shrubs. No, I am not talking about bushy green plants that grow out of the ground, I am talking about the tart, sweet, and fruity vinegar syrups that used to be added to water and...

I’ve had an amazing time trying out home preserving this past year. Before 2012, I’d never canned, pickled, or extracted anything; now I’ve tried my hand at all of those things, and they’ve actually all turned out pretty successfully, save for one grape jelly...

      When I was little, my mother used to take me and my brother to a mercantile shop situated in what looked like a giant old barn. The only things I can remember them selling were fancy sliced soaps and local fruits...

I recently made a bit of a gardening splurge purchase at Home Depot, bringing home a heavy kumquat bush weighed down with fruits. I wasn’t familiar with the kumquat until I moved to California, as Oregon’s climate is not very conducive to citrus-growing and...

I know it’s still aways until Saint Patrick’s Day, but I just love all the green everywhere during the month of March and thought I’d get started a little early with these cupcakes. I am obsessed with the vibrant green shade of these sprinkles,...

The weather here has been very back and forth lately. It was in the 80’s this past weekend, with hail a few days before that, and today it’s in the 50’s and raining again. But I don’t mind the weird weather so much because...

Me and the mister don’t really do anything too fancy for Valentine’s day, we might go out to dinner or a movie, but we don’t really do a big gift exchange. Sure, someday when we have money to throw at each other (yes, this...