Lemon Curd ~ a taste of California Sunshine!
Making Lemon Curd is easy and so amazing, especially if you start out with lemons that have been allowed to ripen on the tree before being picked. Recipe and directions are included as well as a tutorial.
Author: Marci
Zin-ful Vice Chocolate Cake
“WOW” I am pretty sure if taste buds could talk that is what they were shouting after my first bite of this amazing chocolate cake. I mean seriously, how could you go wrong with butter, dark cocoa, and a glass of wine? Be still my beating heart! And then, it is drizzled with the glaze, followed by…
Life Is Full Of Adventure
My alarm went off at 4 a.m. It wasn’t so much that I mind getting up early, but the thought of driving Amy to San Diego to catch a plane that would take her to the other side of the world made me want to hit the snooze button- for about the next 4 years….
Simple As PB & J
I am not sure if it was the freshly baked bread I had just sliced, or knowing our last jar of homemade blackberry jam had been opened, but all of a sudden I had a craving for something simple, yet amazing ~ a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. The taste brought me back to when…
Take A Moment And Be Still
There is something magical that happens after snow gently falls to the earth. It is a total silence, pristine, and pure. When we lived in the Sierra’s I remember the sound of frozen crystals crunching under my boots and the way the cold frosty air felt in my lungs. When snow blankets the trees and…
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I have been traveling lately. I have loved visiting school kids, talking about writing, and encouraging wide eyed youngsters to stay curious and use their imaginations. What I have enjoyed the most is sharing stories with people I have met and those I have stayed with, not just random stories, but their stories. I loved…
Detours can become blessings.
My suitcase was packed..well, almost. I was looking forward to making the long drive to Northern California. I planned to speak at a few schools and spend a few says with our grandbaby. “You can’t drive over the grapevine,” my mom said. “Why?” was my reponse. I always drove over the grapevine to get to…
That’s the way the cookie crumbled! RECIPE INCLUDED
I love the way this super cute Gingerbread Man stamp turned out! Not only does this Cookie STAMPede stamp remind me of one of my favorite cookie recipe, but also a beloved folktale, The Gingerbread Man. Our kids used to love being read to, and The Gingerbread Man was one of the many books that filled their…
Growing up Messy.. I mean CREATIVE!
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to them after a while. That’s because they were able to connect experiences they’ve had and synthesize new things.” Steve Jobs There…
