And mix it all together! That sounds way better than “You put the lime in the coconut…” doesn’t it? Ever since I started canning I’ve been on a sort of mission to find unique (or at least fun) recipes to make, most of which so far have come from Punk Domestics or Food in Jars. […]
Month: September 2011
almond | breakfast | brown sugar | cranberry | desserts | fruit | great for kids | muffins | nuts | oats | pecan | seeds | vanilla
Follow the trail.
With school being in full swing, I thought everyone could use something a bit easier to make, and what could possibly be easier than muffins? Muffins pretty much make themselves. Actually not really, because it’s hard for batter to mix itself… not to mention somewhat magical & Harry Potter-ish. But you know what I mean. […]
Great patriotic flag cupcake idea from Martha Stewart … Another Military Monday. In case you’re unfamiliar with this concept: each week I list names of soldiers who’ve lost their lives in one of the wars the United States is currently participating in, usually accompanied by a patriotic or red/white/blue baked item or food. I’ve been […]
dill | garlic | gluten-free | jewish | pickles | pickling | recipe | savory | seeds | vegetables
Arthur Schwartz’s Kosher dill pickles, to end the summer.
(7.08.13: Pssst… there’s an updated version of this recipe- click here for it…) I don’t know Arthur Schwartz, but I know my Jason. And in addition to being a world-renowned rock star & life-saver/protector of the masses, Jason is a pickle person. A pickle lover, if I may say so. However, it recently came […]
canning | food | garden | lemon | onion | organic | pickling | preserved foods | recipe | savory | seasonal | seeds | snacks | tomato | traditional with a twist | unique | vegan | vegetables
Rah, rah, ah-ah-ah, Roma, roma-ma.
That’s seriously all I heard in my head over & over as I canned my tomatoes. No joke. Why? Because three of them were Roma’s. Lady Gaga, you’ve done it again… you’ve managed to associate an average everyday mundane household task with a fantasically catchy earworm of a song. Just like I sang the chorus […]
Amazingly perfect little red, white & blue cupcakes from Skip to My Lou … It’s amazing to me that there are still people defending these wars we’re involved in. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME. #MilitaryMonday Army Sgt. James W. Harvey II June 20, 2011 23, of Toms River, N.J. Army Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez June 20, […]
banana | brown sugar | caramel | cinnamon | cupcake related | cupcakes | cuteness | desserts | frosting | housewares | I love... | recipe | vanilla
“My family is bananas” Bananas Foster cupcakes.
My cousin Mike & his lovely wife Heather live in New Orleans, Louisiana, where Mike is a police officer. Mike’s dad Tom is my mom’s cousin, but they share the exact same DNA since they both have the same family on both sides; you see, my mom’s father Clarence’s (nicknamed Butch) sister Eleanor married my […]
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Got an excess of pickled items? Well then read on…
I’m guessing that around this time of year most people who like to preserve foods or “can” end up with a plethora (or a bunch) of jars of pickled & preserved goodness. Now if your family is anything like mine, you end up with quite a few open jars in your fridge any given time. […]
Image courtesy of ronsager.com … Exactly 10 years ago yesterday was one of the most frightening days of my life. I was in New York City that morning, and was on the first train that was back up & running out of Penn Station later that afternoon, and it was a day I’ll not only […]
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Cupcakes in boxes for a Cupcake Rehab birthday.
If you’re a baker like me, or rather, I should say a person who enjoys baking/does it all the time/bakes for birthdays & holidays/gets requests all the time/pretty much rocks at it, then you know that there are serious problems presented when it’s time to transport said baked goods. Sure, you can use the old […]
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
