As much as we’ve taken on the business of finding our own traditions in these last years, we never know what will stick.
Archives for December 2012
Hi. Today, this. And this. And also, this. And hooray for Natalie, the winner of the giveaway! I’m so excited to be able to replenish the baking tools you lost in the hurricane… happy baking to you! Let me know how I get it to you, and your Mighty Nest baking care package is on…
how to bake (with a recipe and gifts for you): part 1
Last Friday, I woke up and made maple scones. The girls were home because it was parent conference day, and they rolled out of bed before I did and tucked themselves onto the couch with the third Harry Potter movie. And so, with the dramatic tones of the HP theme as my background (warring, of…
34
Today, I’m 34. Joey gave me a lemon tree, and a good friend of mine had a baby girl. I’m celebrating! Also, I’ve had a drink that’s gone right to my head (I know, I know, never write after drinking, but it’s my birthday!) Part blood orange, part lemon, part honey, and part Maker’s Mark….
the black radish
This is a different radish (perhaps the sexiest of them all). Elizabeth at Indian Line Farm grows these every year, and they store so well through the Fall that I find myself talking about them through both the November and December holiday markets. “Sell the black radishes!” She tells me. This is no perky nipple…