Some pics of our garden’s progress this Spring Oregano Flowering Blueberry Bushes Flowering Strawberry Patch Transplanted Strawberry Runners Beautiful Flowers of the Amazing Healing Herb: Comfrey
Succulent Love
Here’s a peak at what I’ve been up to lately: making little succulent gardens in found shells, driftwood, vintage style mason jars (not pictured) and upcycled glass terrariums. These will be making a debut at the Sustainable Nantucket Framer’s Market in a few weeks (first market is June 8th!). Come check them out if your on island this summer. I’m…
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Making Jam
Had a jam session last night: Rhubarb Strawberry Vanilla Lemon Preserves. Sweetened with Vermont Maple Syrup. This batch is on the tart side, which I like. Added it to the etsy shop today. See more details and ingredient list there. Link at top of page. Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas out there!
Forest Foraging
Living on an island with its’ own unique landscape and seasonality, I have forgotten how different Spring is in the rest of New England. I grew up in western Connecticut, where Spring is warm and lush with blooming trees, bright green grass and a bounty of flowers. This week I’ve been visiting my family in Washington, CT. My parents happen…
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Birthday Cake and Daffodils
I finally feel like Spring has arrived and is here to stay. Thank goodness! This past week has been a busy one. April has been filled with birthdays, visits from family and of course the annual Nantucket Daffodil Festival. Here’s a couple of shots from the past week. I made my love’s favorite: Lemon Poppyseed Almond Polenta Cake with Vanilla…
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Plantains
Breakfast at our abode usually consists of an elaborate porridge of oats with various homemade milks, cinnamon leaf, vanilla and nutmeg. Delicious and packed with nutrition to start our day right. But sometimes we like to mix it up with something extra on the side. PrintPlantains Who doesn’t love fried plantain? We sure do, especially the little person in the…
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Spring Lunch
My lunch today: macadamia pepita spinach pesto over capellini with broiled asparagus tofu and onions.
Rustic No Knead Whole Wheat Walnut Date Bread
PrintRustic No Knead Whole Wheat Walnut Date BreadYield 1 boule or round loaf I’ve been experimenting with Jim Lahey’s no-knead bread in a pot method as you may have seen in previous posts. I love the cast iron pot method, which produces perfect crusty artisan loaves every time. And no kneading makes this recipe super easy. All you need is…
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Springtime Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Maple Glaze
PrintSpringtime Carrot Cupcakes with Orange Maple Glaze I’ve always been a fan of good carrot cake. Sweet, spicy and filled with orange flecks of carrot. This recipe is not as oily as some carrot cakes tend to be. It might be leaning towards being a muffin but anything with a maple orange glaze is dessert in my book. The glaze…
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Pane Integrale
Dark chestnut crust. Moist chewy crumb. Dipped in artisan olive oil and sprinkled with cracked black pepper. Are we in heaven? I think so. I used Jim Lahey’s no knead dutch oven method to make this rustic whole wheat loaf. It’s basically fool proof and rivals any artisan loaf out there. All you need is a 4-5 qt. dutch or…
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Snow and Rhubarb
We woke up this morning to a wintry wonderland. I have to say it was a pretty sight, but not what I was expecting on the second day of Spring. I picked up some fresh rhubarb at our local farmers market earlier this week and was excited to make the first rhubarb pie of the season. PrintRhubarb Pie I still…
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Rainy Morning Cake
Citrus Almond Poppyseed Polenta Cake
