This morning the most amazing thing happened. No work was waiting for me at my desk when I got up and Isla woke up again before 5am so she was on her first nap by breakfast time. I had time to bake! I sat in my dining room and watched the sun come up while looking through one of my favorite cookbooks. Pretty sure that has never happened in the 3 years we have lived in this house. What a treat. I … [Read more...]
Brown Sugar Lemon Chicken
I woke up this morning to the sound of a 4 year old breathing in my face. I opened my eyes and there he was. Stooped over my bed - hovering - about 2 inches from my face. "Mom - I had a bad dream...". I pulled him up and we had a little snuggle this morning way before the sun was even up. Good thing for coffee. The days and weeks are flying by. We have a weekend planned with raking, raking … [Read more...]
Limoncello
It's supposed to be 80 degrees here all weekend. This is what I've been waiting for. Bright and sunny - a perfect day for homemade limoncello. I have a beautiful lemon tree in my dining room No - these lemons did not come from my little tree. I have only gotten 1 lemon from my tree so far. … [Read more...]
Lemon Curd
I bought a big ol' bag of lemons the other day. I used half the bag for some homemade limoncello and the other half for lemon curd... This lemon curd recipe is very good. It's tart, a little sweet and very creamy. Start off with room temperature eggs. Divide the yolks from the whites. Use the whites for something else. I plan on making meringue cookies. … [Read more...]
