Romesco!
Love to say it, sounds like a dance. Like “Hey everyone lets go to the club and dance the romesco!” Or a song, or a salsa band, to me it’s musical and it has a heavenly taste. So, maybe after a couple of glasses of wine, and a little magical romesco, you and your guests will be dancing and singing the praise of this nutty pepper Spanish sauce. It’s typically served with grilled spring onions, but I like it with roasted or grilled...
Finding beauty everywhere
Sometimes the most beautiful natural arrangements are just outside your door. They don’t have to be fancy, they don’t even have to be in bloom or even anything more than a stick. Go out! Look for branches, wild flowers, buds, evergreens, old leaves on a branch from winter, see what is around you. Cut them. (Careful!) Now put them in a vase that matches the colors. Pretty,...
Grandma’s Sunshine Cookies
I can still picture my Grandma Martha’s pies, cookies and cakes cooling in her bright tiny kitchen. She never used a mixer, she keep everything simple. This cookie recipe was served mostly for special occasions, pretty, easy, yummy. Grandma Martha’s Sunshine Cookies 1 cup of sugar 1/4 cup unsalted butter (room temp) 1 large egg (room temp) 1/2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 2 1/4 cups flour 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp baking soda zest from 1...