I've been inspired by pie, by combining my love of drawing and baking in freeform pie crusts. I've found freedom in the fraisage method of folding butter into whole grains. I've found mindfulness in carving pie crust into delicate, fleeting flowers. And of course, there's no reward quite like flaky pie crust, warm summer berries, and a scoop of ice cream.
I wanted to add a little something celebratory to a little friendship anniversary get-together, so a basket of beautiful French bubbly and gluten-free blueberry hand pies it was!
If someone told me a few years ago, "Relationships take work," I probably unintentionally rolled my eyes. Then I probably [intentionally?] shot tonal daggers from my hazel irises at this brilliant interlocutor. All these snarky eye rolls implied, "Ok genius, but I am a worker. I can even be an obsessive worker. Some have been so bold as to call me a workaholic, so why, why, WHY could I not seem to work on, or for, or in my relationship?"
Thanks to author Laura Vanderkam, I've begun to look at weekends with more purpose and intention. I view weekends as time I need to cherish in a different way than weekdays, and in that spirit, I sent a text to two of my favorite people, "Brunch on Sunday?"
Hulling strawberries is a must, but don’t be so quick to toss those strawberry tops. They still hold a lot of flavor. Unlike other water infusion recipes, this Strawberry Detox Water enables you to use the whole fruit. You’re not just sacrificing fruit to become all soggy and flavorless. Bonus points if you compost the tops after drinking the water too.
Take advantage of apple season, go apple picking, crank up the oven, and cozy up with these Healthyish Apple Cake Combinations!
A great excuse to go apple picking, this simple, sugar-free Crock-Pot Applesauce fills your house with the warm scents of fall.
The Urban Farmer arrived at home with a box of local peaches, which meant it was time for some healthy sweets! These chocolate drizzled, raw peaches are just the healthy sweets you need to satisfy your dessert cravings, and best of all, they come together so simply.