TOTB: week five. We took a week off for turkey day & family (& pre-Black Friday sales)… but we’re back. And we’re up to no good, again. You know how it is. Another Thursday, another rebellious blog hop filled with awesome links from equally awesome bloggers. It’s tough being us. *wink* ; Thanks to everyone […]
Month: November 2012
canning | cardamom | d.i.y. (do it yourself) | pears | preserved foods | preserves | quick & easy | recipe | sauce
Small-batch inspiration.
“There are only ten minutes in the life of a pear when it is perfect to eat.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson ; ; Thanksgiving is over. The turkeys have all been gobbled up- pun intended. Most folks are going to be eating turkey sandwiches with cranberry sauce for another few days, at least. And Christmas is […]
dip/salsa/spread | fruit | fruit or vegetable butter | holiday | maple | pumpkin | puree | quick & easy
A four-day weekend: it’s like buttah.
So this is what I do two days after Thanksgiving: I make maple-pumpkin butter. Thanks Marisa. ; It’s been a maple-y kinda holiday for me I guess, between these little things & this sauce, and now this recipe. But when you’ve got a lot of delicious, quality maple syrup and you’re taunted with amazing recipes […]
Courtesy: I Am Photograph ; Anyone who knows me knows this: I love anything & everything vintage. As a matter of fact, that photograph above? I wish I had a hard copy of it!* That’s a fantastic photo. *(I might have to print one out.) I have a lot of vintage stuff, from postcards, decorations […]
alcohol | bourbon | desserts | dough | filling | holiday | maple | pastry | pumpkin | recipe | seasonal | spices | thanksgiving | traditional with a twist | treats | unique | vanilla | whipped cream
Maple + pumpkin + bourbon = happiness!
Yeah, you read that right. Motherjumpin’ MAPLE PUMPKIN. And do you know what the maple & pumpkin have done with themselves in this particular instance? They’ve put themselves into little maple pumpkin pastries, or pasties. And yes- it looks as good as it sounds. And it’s all really easy! See, it all started like this: […]
compote | cranberry | ginger | maple | nuts | orange | sauce | savory | seasonal | thanksgiving | unique
Historical berries.
American Cranberry, Thomas Meehan, 1870’s ; The cranberry has been an American institution since the 1500’s, when it was first written that the Native Americans used them for dying clothes, making pemmican, and wound care. So we know they’ve been around a long time. But in case you think it’s a modern concept, “cranberry juice” […]
That’s right, ladies & germs, it’s that time again. Time to let your freak flag fly… time for the THINK OUTSIDE THE BLOG THURSDAY blog hop! ; ; THE HOSTS: Cupcake Rehab Raised By Culture 3twentysix From the Kitchen of Mama Harris The Eclectic Grab Bag On Your Heels ; ; ; (Highlight, press CTRL+C […]
fruit | pastry | pears | puff pastry | quick & easy | recipe | tartlets | tarts
The ‘I-don’t-like-pears’ honeyed pear tarts.
Nor’easter Athena, or Winter Storm Athena, hit New York, New Jersey & Connecticut this past week. She was supposed to be rain/slushy mix with high winds for the city & surrounding areas with light snow further inland leading to deeper snow at the far interior; she ended up being around 6 inches of snow for […]
holiday | I love... | thanksgiving | the friday fifteen!
The Friday Fifteen: pre-Thanksgiving edition.
Well, folks, before I start I want to say thank you to everyone who reached out to me during the hurricane. I appreciate you all. If anyone is interested, I wrote a piece for textdrivebys.com about it. And yet, as horrible as Mother Nature can be, she can also be so beautiful. I know […]
Hello, all my fellow bakers, shakers & earth-quakers. I am super-excited to announce that today is the third week of Think Outside the Blog Thursday! ; I missed last week because of the storm, but I’m back! In case you missed the first week, here’s the post. There are tons of awesome blogs linked up […]
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. 
