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Lavender Everywhere

Lavender Everywhere

I’m not a fan of artificial scents, anymore than I’m a fan of artificial food. To me they don’t smell nice at all. When I’m in a room with air fresheners plugged in,  I can’t wait to leave. I avoid the laundry aisle at the 

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Since we moved into our house a few years ago, we’ve tried to grow as many of our own vegetables as possible. We still have a lawn, but we’ve re-purposed most of our borders from growing flowers to producing fruit and vegetables. Why, we asked 

Chicken Marsala

Chicken Marsala

  Do you ever make something you haven’t made in years and then ask yourself ‘Why on earth did I ever stop making this?’ I had one of those moments recently when I made chicken marsala. Everyone in the family has always liked it – 

Pumpkin Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins

It’s tough to wax poetic about pumpkin muffins while not two feet away my cat is crunching on a grasshopper he brought in from the backyard. It’s a shame, because these are very good muffins. At least I can take double pleasure this beginning of