Listen, y’all.  I know it’s been over a month since I last posted. It’s not like I haven’t been trying.  I have at least three posts in various stages of completion that I just haven’t been able to bring myself to publish.  I’m sorry.  I guess I just haven’t felt like sharing much lately. Until […]

I’m a sucker for beautiful food photography, which is how I ended up with 3 or 4 cookbooks by Donna Hay.  I was completely drawn in by the stunning photographs of Con Poulos, never considering that the recipes might be less than acceptable.  Luckily, I have never been disappointed. Today’s recipe comes from Ms. Hay’s […]

Yesterday, before the sun had risen too high in the sky and pushed the temperatures into the stratosphere, I wandered down to the garden, toddler in tow.  As the 18-month old chased the chickens (bock-bocks as he calls them) in and around the cypress trees, I examined the various plants to see if any were […]