… I’m sure by now if you’re a regular reader you know I’m part German. The German side of my family isn’t cloaked in mystery like the Irish side, and Germany kept pristine vital records (unlike the Polish/Russian sides) and those records are much easier to get than say, the Dutch, French & Belgian records […]
Month: January 2012
berries | breakfast | canning | cranberry | fruit | giveaways | jelly | lemon | preserved foods | preserves | recipe | traditional with a twist | YOYO!
Pretty pink jelly & a Valentine’s Day giveaway!
What an interesting song to come on randomly as I was typing this post. Because I do. I like food. I like making it, I like eating it, I like talking about it. Me & Jay have long conversations about food sometimes. Planning meals; either making them or eating them out someplace. I just enjoy […]
almond | cake | cardamom | cinnamon | cupcakes | desserts | frosting | honey | nut (flavor) | nuts | recipe | seeds | traditional with a twist | treats | Uncategorized | unique | vanilla
Opium cakes.
Opium den images courtesy of Retronaut … Opium used to be the big drug back in the day. I guess it was the crystal meth of the time, around the turn of the century/1920′s. It contains something like 12% morphine, and codeine & hydrocodone are derivatives of the same family of drug- hence the name […]
Sometimes in life, you fail. It’s normal. It’s expected. And one failure, or even two or three or eight, doesn’t mean you’re a total mess, nor does it mean you should give up. F. Scott Fitzgerald, one of my favorite authors, once said: “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” This is true […]
canning | curd | dip/salsa/spread | fruit | lemon | recipe | seasonal | traditional with a twist | treats
Good Golly Miss Molly: My adventures featuring Molly’s Meyer lemons.
Before I get into how awesome my friends are, I just wanted to show off a little bit, & brag about a pretty piece of design I did. My Facebook fans already saw it, but I figure showing it off on the blog couldn’t hurt. Stroke my ego, will ya? A few nights back I […]
chocolate | desserts | french | gluten-free | recipe | souffle | traditional with a twist | treats
Le Creuset rhymes with soufflé.
Where is everybody lately? Have you all still not recovered from the holidays, ’cause like I said on Facebook: you’re awfully quiet & dare I say… boring. I haven’t been feeling the love lately as much as usual. Are you all okay? Are you still in food coma’s? Maybe you just need some dessert & […]
canning | dip/salsa/spread | fruit | jam | lemon | marmalade | orange | preserved foods | preserves | recipe
Good day, sunshine.
Like I said the other day, it’s definitely winter. The really cold weather held off until January here in New York for the most part, we were lucky. It was around 45°-50° F throughout most of November & December, with quite a few days in the high 60’s sprinkled in. But seeing how we had […]
caramel | cookies | desserts | dulce de leche | filling | recipe | spanish | traditional with a twist | treats | unique | vanilla
¡Viva los Alfajores!
Well Happy New Year, everyone. It’s 2012, we’re all another year older & the winter has officially dug in its heels. Its quite cold & blustery & the wind whistles like a Dickens’ inspired movie. So yeah- I’d say it’s wintertime. Apparently, it’s not going anywhere until the spring, so we just have to deal. […]
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. 
