Part II: Bless Us O Lord

On Monday, you'll find the feast of St. Swithin on the liturgical calendar. For a lovely summer cake to celebrate the day, pop over to ...

I did not realize this dish looked like a sunflower until Faith saw the picture and said so (duh!). It would be great if you had a sun...

Since I "went wheat-free" again recently, I have, for the most part avoided sweet treats. The few sweets I have baked, I...

a green brown smoothie The other day, I was informed by a friend that another friend ( one I don't know, but   who is apparently...

I headed into week two of wheat free. So far, no results, but I'm gonna stick with it. I also removed oats from my diet last week, ...

You know about three in the afternoon, when your rear starts to drag, and you seriously wonder whether you can make it until 9 ...

This past weekend was action-packed with cooking. In fact, I felt like I was in the kitchen from Saturday afternoon to Monday night. I don...

I am loving Pinterest if for no other reason than I see a lot of recipes I would not otherwise see. This cake recipe is one of those, and ...

It's been awhile since I posted. My sincere apologies. Dinners have been bare bones around here, by and large, which is good timing f...

Cranberry sauce is the brunt of many a joke -- that stuff that comes out of the can in a solid lump looking nothing like sauce -- but it ...

About midway through the month of August I stopped by a local orchard and bought myself a couple pecks of peaches, one to eat and one t...

. I stepped out the back door this morning to let the dog out, and the air felt cool, light, and oh-so-slightly fall-like. I could breathe...

.   You pick up a large peach and sniff it. Mmmm, smells sweet and peachy, just like it should. Feel soft, just gives a little under your ...

. For the feast of Saint Anne I looked for something special to make that had some significance to her. Apparently lobster is a traditio...

. I have been making strawberry freezer jam every year for about 10 years. It's so simple -- really not much more complicated than mixi...

. The other night when my brother's family was over for dinner, I made a huge pan of this Blueberry Crisp (I added some peaches so ...

. This very special dessert is really not much more than cake, fruit, pudding and cream. There are many variations on it, some of which h...

. This recipe is one of those that you might have seen pictured in your mother's, or grandmother's, copy of the red and white c...

With a glut of apples in the house from the orchard, I have been thinking up all sorts of ways to use them. We had sandwiches for dinner the...

. ...Blueberry Peach Crumble Pie to be precise. For the feast of Our Blessed Mother's nativity, we celebrated with pie...the usual birth...