It's October. This is the month when I moved to Slovenija all of... 14 years ago. It's staggering to me that it's been so long since I moved there and so long since I've moved away. It feels like a lifetime ago, and also like a moment ago, all at the same time. There are … Continue reading Slovenija: reflections
Ingredients 1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 7 Tbsp butter 1/3 cup ice water one half medium onion, diced "glug" olive oil 1/3 cup fresh baby spinach, loosely cut 1 Italian sausage link 1/8 tsp black pepper 8 large eggs about 1/2 cup whole milk 1 Tbsp flour Cook temperature: 350 Fahrenheit Cook time: … Continue reading Susy’s spinach sausage quiche
A few days ago I posted about a great, fluffy pancake recipe. After having made that one, I decided to make a pumpkin pancake recipe of my own. My recipe is inspired by and roughly based off that fluffy pancake recipe.* These pumpkin hotcakes are soft, warmly spiced, and lovely for the autumn. Ingredients 2 … Continue reading Pumpkin spice pancake recipe
Last Christmas Eve I finished knitting a dress. It was definitely a go-to outfit a good many times last winter, and it's proving to be invaluable this fall, too. It is made of Mountain Top Vail yarn, a mix of 70% baby alpaca and 30% bamboo viscose: so soft, light, warm and smooth! Vail is … Continue reading Knitted sweater dress in earth-tones
The sun is streaming through my window this afternoon, as I sit at my little wooden desk. It's been a good long while since I've sat here and I'm truly enjoying it as I absorb the brightness of a gorgeous fall day. Fall light really is unmatched and has a charm that is all its … Continue reading Mulled cinnamon baked apples recipe
Isn't asparagus wonderful? A few years ago I came up with an incredibly easy oven-roasted asparagus recipe. Here's how to make it: Ingredients 1 clove fresh garlic 25-30 stalks asparagus 1/4 - 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper salt, to taste 1 Tbsp olive oil Cut the fibrous, hard parts off the ends of your … Continue reading Oven-roasted asparagus recipe
My daughter enjoys visiting the animals at the petting farm, and lucky for me, I enjoy it also. The other day we went and paid our usual visit to the pigs, chickens, and bunnies and fed the goats and sheep those much appreciated carrots. There were some horses out, too. The most docile and sweet, … Continue reading Healing nature
Like many, I've been making pancakes for quite a while. Yesterday, though, I found a pancake recipe with which I am super happy and satisfied. I mostly followed the recipe to the letter, except that I added about 1/2 of the required amount of sugar, as I am trying to keep my sugar intake to … Continue reading Fluffy pancakes with fresh apple compote
Today is a soup day. It's not just because of the weather, as a very foggy morning has transformed itself into a beautiful, shiny day. Today is a soup day because I decided that I'd like to make up a new soup recipe. In case you'd like to try the recipe yourself, here it is. … Continue reading Double potato beef soup with a kick
Today the shawl I have been making for my mom has been washed, blocked and left to dry. I am elated that it's done, and done far in advance of her birthday. Is it strange, then, that there's also a feeling of anticlimax? I guess not, since so much time, effort, and dedication was put … Continue reading A time to knit and a time to rest
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