Just in time for the holidays, my mama comes through with her recipe. I took this photo in the car as I ate a nice leftover shortbread breakfast!! Gluten Free Shortbread 1/2 cup brown rice flour 1/2 cup white rice flour 1/2 cup tapioca flour 2 tsp. xanthan gum 1 tsp. vanilla 1/2 c. confectioners [...]

This post is dedicated to Jen, for her endless baby applesauce jokes. This one’s for grownups, though. Or, you know, maybe some teething babies. (Kidding!) 8 apples, peeled, cored & diced 1/4 c. water boil to soften, then lower heat add 1 tbsp vanilla 2 tbsp bourbon 2 tbsp maple syrup dash of cardamom cinnamon to [...]

I’ve been missing pizza like crazy so I asked Holly if she’d cook me a gluten free version of her famous pizzas. Yes, I’m spoiled by my friends – Holly made my wedding cakes and they were fa-an-cy. (Bay Area readers, she’s just started teaching cooking – she’ll come to you and give classes – [...]

I’m sorry for all the super short posts lately, but things and projects are brewing and it’s taking up all my time! Between extra long days at work and hopefully putting some long term life goals into place, there’s been no time for me-work! I have a list of sewing projects and menu-recipes to try [...]

We got a tiny ice cream maker for our wedding, and though it only makes 2 servings and they’re usually very soft, I can’t resist experimenting with it when my sweet cravings make me crazy. For this one: 2 yellow nectarines, 1 tbsp maple syrup (more if you like sweeter) & a dash of lemon [...]

A few weeks ago something clicked & I finally managed to change my diet for more than um, 4 days. I’ve struggled for years to give up sugar and wheat, even though I have celiac disease and a number of other autoimmune issues. You’d think constantly feeling sick would be enough to switch my brain, [...]

Wee tea party yesterday afternoon for friends, which led into our first family holiday here in the evening!! It was so good to be around new family (& extended family!) fire blazing, unwrapping presents & drinking mulled wine.

Menu Veggie Plate Cheese Plate (including handmade VT brie from a nearby farm!) Meat Plate Honeycomb, Blue Cheese and Fresh Fruit Plate Fig Chutney with Baguette Cucumber, Cream Cheese and Dill Tea Sandwiches Prosciutto & Gruyere Pastry Pinwheels Smoked Turkey Tea Sandwiches with Arugula Mayonaise Devilled Eggs with radishes, chives & thyme Pumpkin and Fennel [...]

Ok, so. I’ve been trying to Etsy like mad, but I feel a little burnt out. I was thinking I’d come home and zip through more listings, but I was grumpy as heck all day today!! No idea why. After dinner I’ll tuck up into bed with the laptop and edit some photos I took [...]

A harbinger of tea in the garden – this lovely print (I have coveted the original for awhile now!!) is a “100th sale” gift from the very talented Liza! This weekend was really one of the most peachy perfection weekends since that amazing birthday weekend a few months ago! Saturday was witchens tea party #5 [...]

I was feeling a bit down yesterday afternoon so I took a lovely walk in the sunshine to Crixa Cakes. It’s one of the very strong benefits of my neighborhood (along with Ici, Tail of the Yak, & Ital Calabash) & a cozy place to sit and draw. To be honest, the walk itself cheered [...]

lunchtime thrifting == love.