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A SWEET SAVORY LIFE

“We experience happiness as a series of pleasing moments. They come and go like clouds, unpredictable, fleeting, and without...

“My extravagance is my garden – it’s the first thing I look at every morning when I wake up. It gives me so much pleasure.” Ina Garten...

"I love spring anywhere, but if I could choose I would always greet it in a garden." -Ruth Stout (gardening author and "Mulch Queen")...

Desserts are the fairy tales of the kitchen—a happily-ever-after to supper.” ― Terri Guillemets Spring has sprung here in southern...

Is there anyone who doesn’t love the Great British Baking Show? You know, the one where Paul Hollywood, Mary Berry and now Dame Prue...

Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, people!! If you’re hosting, here’s a quick checklist of things to take care of now, so that...

Yay!! During the summer we finally got back to inviting our friends over for a meal, and I am so happy about it!! I love cooking for...

"Autumn...the year's last, loveliest smile." -William Cullen Bryant “If a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the...

There’s nothing like reaching into the pantry and cracking open a jar of homemade applesauce to go with that luscious pork roast you just...

“Waste not, want not.” -My Mom At the beginning of fall, when the weather really begins to cool, there are always green tomatoes left on...

Recently we had two houseguests who ended up staying for three weeks. It was all good, except one doesn’t eat meat. Aarrgghh!! He’s...

I have two words for you: AIR FRYER! Recently we bought a Ninja one to make sweet potato fries at home (because, seriously, what else...

I love dried beans! Healthy, versatile and earth-friendly, these beauties just take a bit of attention to prepare. Last summer I blogged...

SPRING IS ALMOST HERE!! In Southern California we’re already seeing fluffy pink and white blooms on flowering cherry and pear trees. And...

Almost every Sunday afternoon my 87-year-old Mom comes over to spend the night. She, SLF and I post up in the living room or outside in...

Our winter veggie garden has been crazy prolific this year! We’ve enjoyed fresh greens almost every day—green butterhead and loose-leaf...

Recently, I stumbled on a really interesting website. It was for the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, an independent think...

It’s January 1—and that means college football! It’s the Crimson Tide of Alabama versus the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame in the College...

Yay!! We can finally kick 2020 to the curb and welcome in a new year, one filled with hope and promise, joy, health and prosperity for...

Can you believe it?? Christmas is now less than ten days away. Not to panic anyone, but I really hope you have all your shopping done,...