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It’s finally time. I spent most of this year debating whether or not I wanted to continue to have a private blog or move to…
Encouraged by my success with growing sugar snap peas and tomatoes in our outdoor raised bed garden, I set my goals for growing broccoli in…
View More Growing Broccoli in ContainersI’ve frequently wondered if I could make a banana chocolate chip muffin recipe using only one large banana and half a cup of chocolate chips.…
View More Banana Chocolate Chip Muffin Recipe (aka What To Do With 1 Banana)Zahel’s Demeter Ein Wildes Gläschen Rosé 2019 showed up in our Bar & Garden wine club sample this month, and it instantly became one of…
View More This Month’s Natural Rose Wine Favorite: ZahelBefore I met Andy, I had no idea that Dutch Baby Pancake recipes were a thing. I’d never had a Dutch baby pancake (aka the…
View More Dutch Baby Pancake Recipe — Andy’s Spin on a ClassicWho doesn’t love buttery crescent rolls in the morning? In fact, I can pretty much eat crescent rolls (or Butterhorns, as they were once known)…
View More Buttery Crescent Rolls (aka Butterhorns)I’m going through a walnut dessert recipe phase right now, so when I happened upon this decadent chocolate walnut bar recipe, I knew I had…
View More Chocolate Walnut Dessert RecipeWe had a bunch of fresh blueberries that were hitting their peak, so I decided that this week was the week I’d make a lemon…
View More Lemon Blueberry Coffee Cake RecipeJust wanted to jump on today and wish you a happy Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or Monday in February. Whether or not you are celebrating,…
View More Dessert Ideas for Galentine’s Day, Valentine’s Day, or Monday!This easy chocolate truffles recipe may be one of my favorite Valentine’s Day dessert ideas ever. They have two main ingredients (two!), but you can…
View More An Easy Chocolate Truffles Recipe for Valentine’s Day (or Any Day)It’s Friday, so I’m flashing back to one of our favorite South Lake Tahoe restaurants: The Beacon Bar & Grill. Even as the chill had…
View More Searching for a South Lake Tahoe Restaurant?