There are simple pleasures in life. Many of which revolve around little beauties. Those uninhibited, rarely captured (well, with Instagram it would seem everything is) moments. In my struggle of perpetual anxiety, I need these gems to pull out & lay the table with, in order to remind me that everything is a gift ifContinue reading “Butternut Squash with Pork Meatball Soup”
Category Archives: Feasting on Food Stories
Paleo Pecan Tart
Cadence is known for asking, “Let’s go to a restaurant to eat!” You would think I don’t feed her well by her love for desire to be elsewhere. Quite the contrary as I’m sure you well know. And still, I liken her affection to my affections as a child to going out to eat. Continue reading “Paleo Pecan Tart”
Paleo Pie/Tart Crust
The class was gathered around the large cutting table turned pie crust 101. Where we would measure our fabric, pin the pattern to cut became the central spot for Mrs. Haile to teach us how to do a new lesson in Home Economics. I’m pretty sure most schools don’t offer home economics anymore, seeing thatContinue reading “Paleo Pie/Tart Crust”
Day 5: How Starbucks Can Teach Us About Gathering
Have you ever been moved to tears by a good pie? I haven’t, I was simply asking if you have. I think I would if it was my Grandma who had made the pie and I had one more day with her. But, it wouldn’t be the pie itself; rather, it would be the person,Continue reading “Day 5: How Starbucks Can Teach Us About Gathering”
Day 3: Delighting in Food
Paleo Pumpkin Pecan Scones We’ve been getting rather unusual weather for Bellingham this past month. In fact, it was one of the most glorious summers to date and September hands down. We have only seen one day of rain, which makes those living in the forest a bit weary. But, I’m taking it all inContinue reading “Day 3: Delighting in Food”
Day 2: Ode to Joe’s Garden
I walked into Joe’s Garden with woven basket in hand. The girls call it “Mama’s Farmer Market basket.” A small window to enjoy an outing as Kamille, not mama. Everyone has their therapeutic measures in life, mine is grocery shopping. That is grocery shopping outside, preferably at a Farmer’s Market and more adequately…Joe’s Garden, especiallyContinue reading “Day 2: Ode to Joe’s Garden”
Paleo Zucchini Brownies
Brownies are one of my favorites, because truly, what is there not to like about a cake-like bar that is not a cake and can be cooked in one pan. I commonly ask people if given the option between the following: chocolate chip cookie, cake or brownie, what would you choose to have once aContinue reading “Paleo Zucchini Brownies”
Rosemary Infused Honey Simple Syrup Spritzer
As the girls go down for a quiet time, I find my own solace by pulling out the ice to fill up the glass. What proceeds is the quart sized mason jar filled with rosemary infused honey simple syrup, which gets portioned out over the ice. I pour the water with gas over and popContinue reading “Rosemary Infused Honey Simple Syrup Spritzer”
Ode to Pastry Crust
Baking is a science I am the chemist, Would Mr. Brown be shocked to see this. A tart crust’s flakiness is essential. Like buttery lines of thin vellum, Slowly dissolves in your mouth. Mixing flour, salt, and sugar Produces a mixture like soft Hawaiian sand. I chop cold butter into tiny blocks,Continue reading “Ode to Pastry Crust”
Strawberry Shortcake with Almond & Coconut Flour
“Tay, let’s stop by Joe’s Garden real quick,” I say after dropping off V at preschool. It’s on the way home. We drive down the hill and around the bend to see the chipped white paint on the wooden sign announcing, “Strawberries.” It was destiny! My heart skips a little, and a surge ofContinue reading “Strawberry Shortcake with Almond & Coconut Flour”
Backdoor Hospitality 