Stella and I have settled into a routine that cracks me up. Every day, I take her out for a good dose of exercise. We run. We laugh. We dig in the dirt. And after we return home, Stella sits in her window. A few minutes later, she hops down onto the sofa and rubs herself on the cushions like a lunatic. She knocks over the pillows. She knocks over the blankets. She turns herself upside down and makes crazy … Continue reading
I am not a mise en place cook- you know, someone who cuts up and pours out all of a recipe’s ingredients ahead of time into little glass bowls. Think, America’s Test Kitchen. It is a structured way to cook, and it is widely accepted. It is why most recipes give you a list of ingredients and how they should be prepared before telling you what to do with those ingredients. But I don’t have the time for that kind … Continue reading
A lot of things have changed since I made these cupcakes, but one thing has stayed the same: I’ve eaten one for breakfast every morning with a hot mug of tea. The lavender in these cupcakes make them perfect to eat with tea. I like them with green tea because of its lower caffeine content, but I think they would be an absolute perfect match with an Earl Grey. If you’d rather have these cupcakes at other times of day, … Continue reading