animal lover, gardener, knitter, and gourmet cook
 

catching up

Last week, I wrapped up the last of three mixology classes I took at Penn Highlands. The classes were pretty basic, but it was still fun and I picked up a couple tips. They’re planning on having one-day classes for St. Patrick’s Day and Cinco de Mayo next year, so …

misfits market

I’m always disappointed when the CSA season comes to an end. While we eat a lot of canned and frozen vegetables all winter, the fresh selections at the grocery store leave something to be desired, so I don’t buy a whole lot of fresh veggies. I heard about Misfits Market …

cooking sundays

What started off a year ago as cooking something special on Sundays, has morphed into an entire day of cooking on most Sundays (time permitting, of course). I have been working my way through my personal cookbook and have been making things I haven’t made in a long time. In …

another thing

I decided to not make any wine this year. I’m not quitting the hobby–it’s just that we don’t drink or entertain like we used to so what’s the point in having 200 bottles of wine in the house? For that matter, even when we do entertain, it seems like everyone …

finally

Despite being off yesterday, I took today off to enjoy the nice weather. Yesterday was full of painting the bathroom, shopping at Conzatti’s, a trip to the vet, and making cookies, so I was not able to get outside, as much as I would have liked to. Let’s start with …