One of my favorite cookies of all time has got to be pizzelles. For those of you who aren’t familiar with them, pizzelles are a thin, crisp, Italian wafer cookie flavored with anisette. Some people also flavor them with vanilla, chocolate, or lemon, but anise flavor is very traditional. There is one special piece of …
Our visit to The Walpack Inn is part of the new travel section on Happily Homegrown where we will share our favorite restaurants, venues, and attractions. I was not compensated for this trip, and all opinions are based on my own experiences. Today is my wonderful husband’s 40th birthday – New Year’s Eve! Its always so hard …
Consecutive days with temperatures over 90°. Drought. Summer travel. And ultimately, indifference. Yup, that’s pretty much how it happened. Its how the garden died. I have been gardening in some way for 30 years. This is the first year in recent memory that the entire garden just bombed. And it bombed hard. My mother, on …
While I sit here writing, the snow is falling and there is a gentle breeze. Its actually quite beautiful. Then as most gardeners do, I looked at the long range forecast so I know what the weather will be like outside for chores over the next week. Snow today (Friday), temps in the low 70s …
Last year, when we thought I had developed a seafood allergy, I was absolutely devastated that I may never again be able to have shrimp. While we have yet to rule out what my reaction was to (I still have 2 food challenges to schedule), I was able to rule out that I am not …
