Archive for August, 2010

August Essense is Cool Peppermint.

August is usually an unbearable month in parts of the states. And it must have been the reason God invented Mint!! Well, ok there are many reasons for mint, but it feels like the month of August it is more appreciated than any other month. Wikipedia states the Peppermint is a hybrid mint, a cross […]

Sage and Spinach Ravioli

    My herb garden this year is doing surprisingly good. My fruit trees are usually the only successful gardening I have bragging rights to. And even that I don’t deserve the credit. But fortunately for my little garden the herbs are the best ever. This years sage has been perfect and even the bugs […]

Lemon cake………….pucker power!

Have I bored you with how much I love lemons? Can’t drink most tea’s without them. And actually I sorta miss those painful thorns associated with my awesome lemon tree. Any tree that could have a song written after it can’t be too bad as well! So, as we head into September (Ahhh…….did I have […]

Asparagus Quiche…..such comfort ;-)

My go to food. No Doubt about it. As you may already know I really, really love Quiche. It’s like a whole meal in one slice of egg and cheese drenched pie. What’s not to love?  So, earlier this week with the cooler weather (before the heat rolled in) I felt it very appropriate seeing […]

Kisses……and Peanut Butter Cookies…….soooo good!

I just love peanut butter. CRUNCHY that is. Have never understood the smooth kind, but variety is the spice of life. I usually find most peanut butter cookie recipes calling for crunchy peanut butter, so I don’t usually bother. Until this week when I stumbled upon this recipe from Sweet and savory tooth blog  (http://sweetandsavorytooth.com) […]

Salad…..soooo easy.

Sometimes we forget the simplest, most efficient and effortless of salads. Thought I would take it upon myself to send out one of those delicious reminders. With the summer heat, this is one to not miss out on. Especially if time is of limited quantity. (Boy do we know that one!) So, next time you […]

Raspberry Cheesecake Squares…….omg!!!!!

I found this awesome recipe on Tastespotting (Oh what a surprise), but had some extra ingredients around the fridge and thought I would do some tweaking. It …….So………worked ……out!! Let me tell you this was pretty easy and ever so delicious. I just wish you could smell this from your computer. The egg whites and […]