Peach Cobbler I had all of my siblings and cousins for dinner the other night, and I decided to make a fruit dessert. Of course with how big my family is, I have to make two. I decided to use the best fruit that is in right now, and where I am, that was the…
Greek Style White Beans with Tomato, Onion and Garlic This is a play on the Greek dish “Fasolia Gigantes”, or Giant Beans. Knowing that I am married to a Greek man, this was requested by a friend looking for the recipe. I am embarrassed to say that I have never had this dish! (What? It’s…
Home Fragrance I don’t usually product gush, but I have to make an exception for this incredible home fragrance. I love all of the Anthousa products, but this particular scent is absolutely IT for me. Sweet Basil and Heirloom Tomato This is a limited addition fragrance that they put out this summer, and I have…
Iced Coffee Let me just be honest for a moment: my life revolves around caffeine. When you have two children under the age of three, you just need a lot of coffee. A lot. Because it is summer, I am trying to mix it up a little bit, and have been drinking iced coffee!! Very…
Pasta with Pesto, Potatoes and Peas This is a super easy, great weeknight meal. The pasta and potatoes are filling, and the green peas and light basil keep it fresh and vibrant. It is also so kid friendly, and because it makes a generous portion, I have my girls eating it for lunch half the…
Homemade Bagels, New York Style I love a good bagel, and they are getting harder and harder to find, even in New York- and they are almost impossible to find in Seattle. I like it when they have been boiled and then baked so that they have that hard, crusty outside and chewy inside. I…
Nicoise Salad (Reinvented) This was a request from my facebook fan page, and we enjoyed it for dinner last night. Traditional Nicoise Salad features raw vegetables, nicoise olives, tinned anchovies and Dijon vinagrette. The recipe below has the basics- lettuce, vegetables, olives and fish. But they are all updated versions! I used green leaf lettuce,…
The Fabulous artist Fifi Flowers surprised me tonight with a darling series of paintings (From the Garden to the Table and more…) that were inspired by pictures on the site. They are soooo cute!! Please feel free to take a peek at fififlowers.com, they are on her home page and I can’t wait to order…
Red Roses Sweetened Up We have dinner with our friends Scott and Danielle and their two little girls all the time. My daughter Pia is absolutely wild about Danielle. So when we were at the store the afternoon we went over for dinner, I let her pick out some flowers for Danielle. Of course, she…