My summer sale is on –  this Saturday, July 25 both my books are FREE for you!

Possibly the coolest bookmark ever!

With many thanks to my parents for organizing to take our children overnight, my hubby and I escaped to this little piece of paradise.

And today, my 8 year old assistant (who loves to make the labels) and I embarked on further jam adventures with huge bags of apricots and peaches. I used my food processor to whip them up into orange looking baby goo, but after gently boiling them, the taste was so decadent I really did feel […]

Inspired by my neighbor, Donna who is a culinary guru, I decided to try my hand at raspberry jam. I stopped in to see Donna, and the aroma floating around her kitchen was unbelievable and she said, “it’s so easy,” like she always does. And, as always, she was right. Here we go, starting with […]

Domaine Houchart – seriously,sipping this little blush wine from Provence with dinner last night is about as good as it gets. Thanks universe.

You know life is good when you’ve signed up for a week long French immersion class with an Algerian teacher named Aba who serves mint tea made from his own garden, with chocolate bars and a croissant to share. I was pleased to be learning from a new teacher and finding that I can follow along quite […]