Ah, summer farmers markets. I can’t think of a better way to spend a Saturday morning, especially when the weather’s nice and the stands are overflowing with such great stuff. And even if it’s a little too sticky outside to be comfortable, the bounty is usually worth it. No, it’s always worth it. I’d walk…
Fit for a Fairy: Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
Beany has been increasingly interested in ingredients lately, and her questioning is often relentless. “What is that?” “Where did that come from?” “What does that taste like?” “How did you make it?” This has its plusses and minuses, of course. Curiosity finally convinced her to taste salad dressing, which made her taste spinach salad, which…
Farm, Family and Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
The dog days of summer are here, folks, and as much as I dread the hot and sticky season for its extreme hot and stickiness, I love what it means for family time. We just returned from a nearly five-week trek around the Midwest, two kids and a puppy in tow, and my heart is…
Tarts are for dreamers: Blueberry nectarine tarts
I think most people, buried in the to-do lists of their day-to-day lives, probably have some sort of pipe dream, an “I’ll do this someday when life slows down and the timing is right” sort of thing, that they keep coming back to when day jobs get too busy, overwhelming or stressful, and they just…
Photo 30/52: Baby blues and growing girls
Bear: Big blues eyes, taking in the world. Beany: Is it just me, or does she suddenly look like a kindergartener? It makes me proud and weepy all at the same time. Happy weekend, pals! XO, Katrina This post is part of The 52 Project: One photo of Beany and Bear every week of the year.
Photo 29/52: Niagara Falls
We made a stop at Niagara Falls on our way home from Missouri, and that “big, big waterfall,” as Beany still refers to it, was well worth the few miles out of our way. We only stayed a couple of hours, but it’s one of our favorite memories from the whole trip. Beany: Watching the falls from…
Top 5 strawberry recipes for summer
We eat strawberries nearly every day of the year in our house because Beany and I can’t get enough of them, but summer strawberries are by far the best of the bunch. They are amazingly juicy, amazingly sweet and amazingly not $5 a quart right now. So strike while those fields are hot! In honor…
Photo 26/52: Summer fun
Summer fun, playing at the park. So happy and tired, and it’s not even lunch time yet. XO, Katrina This post is part of The 52 Project: One photo of Beany and Bear every week of the year.
Photo 25/52: Strawberry kids
Summer heat might not be my favorite thing in the world, but I love that on any given weekend in the warmer months, I can Google “things to do in Boston today” (yes, that’s exactly what I search for) and find tons of great events to keep us happy and occupied. Our most recent adventure…
Taste of sunshine: Lemon sandwich cookies
When I’m in the thick of summer, smack in the middle of the steamy heat and mosquito-ridden evenings, I have a hard time appreciating the season for what it is. I love cold weather, and my grumpiness level automatically shifts up a few notches when the temperature reaches 80. I know, I would have had…