I know, it's the last day of May, but I was going to burst if I didn't manage to post a few photos from the kitchen over the past month. I've missed doing these posts, but luckily I've been able to stop in at a lot of great kitchens regardless. Check out Fig Jam and …
Month: May 2013
Not exactly a back porch, but…
Celi, beloved chronicler of the Kitchen's Garden , posted a challenge last week asking us what we see from our back porches. I've been turning it over in my mind ever since (no doubt helped by the wonderful views that have been popping up in her posts). We don't have any back porches or even …
Hi Mom!
Happy Mother's Day!We celebrated the way we do every year -- by doing precisely nothing to mark the day. However, the weekend was full of nice surprises. It poured rain yesterday, for instance, and I took a nap with Kaya. It felt so decadent to be lying in bed listening to the rain and dozing …
When noses weep
I wish I had Smell-O-Vision so that you could feast your noses on this: The jasmine is so strong that it smells a bit like bananas, and the red rose is seductive as ever. I have been cutting the flowers to make rose jam and rose sherbet. I collect the flowers in a big bowl …
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