I’m actually making a pie for Pi Day. If this doesn’t impress you then I’m sorry, but I usually never…
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Olive Oil Honey Cake with Figs
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Peach Blackberry Cobbler with Coconut Cream Biscuit Crust | Vegan
Sweet summertime…. Peach Blackberry Cobbler with a Coconut Cream Biscuit Crust. Get your spoons ready!!!
Lilac Lemon {Mini} Cake | Vegan
heavenly lilacs on a simple lemon olive oil cake. its the little things…
Simple Vanilla Cardamom Stewed Rhubarb + Video
A simple and quick recipe featuring my favorite spring vegetable… Rhubarb!
Creamy Pea Pesto | Vegan & Gluten Free
We harvested the last of the spring peas today! So we had to make something delicious with them… This creamy pea pesto sauce was a perfect finale….
Strawberry Icebox Pie | Vegan
Mister and I have made a summer resolution to rise extra early and get out of the house. Our first day of practicing this resolution was to go strawberry picking as soon as the farm opened up. There’s only so much time left for these sweet summer babies. We froze some for smoothies, ate a whole bunch out of hand, and used the rest in this scrumptious pie. I love this no-bake filling because you taste the freshness of the just picked berries. It’s heavenly with coconut ice cream, which I made, but was not ready at camera time.
Midsummer Lemon Poppy Cake With Summer Fruits
The strawberries are in! The strawberries are in! These ruby hued jewels have heralded the arrival of beloved summer on our island. Yesterday was the first day for pick-your-own strawberries at one of the island’s farms and we promptly made our way to their organic fields for our first taste of local berries this season. It was a beautiful foggy grey day and the mist rose up from the farm fields as we walked to the strawberry patch. Iley picked a few, but mostly ate a lot, and I was happily reminded of a favorite childhood read, Blueberries for Sal. But thankfully, no bears were involved in our picking adventure.
Lilac Raspberry Scones | Vegan
Lilac scones as promised! This whole week the lilacs have been in peak bloom and, I’m not gonna lie, it smells amazing around here. I kind of want to put these delightful blooms on everything and in everything. So I thought what better way than in scones. I’ve been craving a good scone and this was the perfect chance to bring these two desires together.
Lilac Flower Water
I cannot understand why my arm is not a lilac tree – Leonard Cohen
My love affair with flowers reaches well beyond the garden or vase and onto my plate. I love flowers for their beauty, yes, and for their purpose of attracting pollinators to our garden, yes, but when they also nourish our bodies, all the better. I’ve been seeking out blooms of the edible variety to grow in our garden for years now. And to my delight I’ve discovered that the lilacs trees that were already growing in the yard are edible.
Rhubarb Almond Polenta Skillet Cake | Vegan
Last year our rhubarb plant did not survive the previous winter so we planted a new one and took extra care to protect it this past winter. I was so happy to see it sprouting up through the earth this spring. It is thriving and we can already see that it has multiplied into a few other plants. So today I cut my first few stalks of homegrown rhubarb! And, of course, to celebrate this feat, I made a cake. Yeah, you’re not surprised by that fact, are you? There’s always a good excuse for cake!
Mother’s Day Carrot Cake | Vegan
Well, I had high hopes of posting this recipe before Mother’s day, but alas, mama life kept me from doing so. I think the wait is well worth it though. This moist spiced carrot cake is good any day anytime, like for dinner, as we ate it. Don’t judge.