Quite a few years ago (so long ago it hurts to remember) I lived in Berkeley where everyone does yoga, experiments with veganism, and takes quick jaunts up to Napa for a bottle of wine that will go with dinner. My coworkers and I were constantly sharing recipes back and forth. One that I still … Continue reading Healthy Carrot Soup
I love cheesecake. Love it. It's one of my favorite desserts to order when I'm out for dinner. I think my husband loves it more than me, though. He routinely requests it for his birthday and eats it for breakfast. "It's practically like eating a bagel." Given my husband's love of cheesecake you can bet … Continue reading A Rockin’ New York Cheesecake
My childhood is filled with memories of my mom making banana bread. I can still smell it baking when I remember going home after school. Mom made it so often not just because we loved it, but mostly because my brother and I would eat 4 of the 7 bananas in the bunch and leave … Continue reading Banana Bread
In the fall in America pecans start to flood into the supermarkets. I do love pecans. Almost as much as I love pumpkin. Pecans feel very distinctly American to me. They were hard to find in Switzerland, while almonds and hazelnuts were everywhere you looked and were in just about every pastry offered in a … Continue reading Bourbon Pecan Pie
Pumpkin season doesn't end with October. It's a wonderful fall vegetable and the stews and breads made with pumpkin are perfect through the winter, too. Today I had to do yet another snack for curling. With 3 family members in 4 different curling leagues I'm probably going to be making snacks a few more times. … Continue reading Ruthie Ellis’s Pumpkin Bread
It's October and, if you look on the shelves and in Starbucks, you will see that pumpkin and pumpkin spice season is upon us. I'm not as excited as some about pumpkin, but I do love me a good pumpkin bar. I have a recipe that Mrs. Mabel Forsyth contributed to the Floyd County Cowbelle's … Continue reading Pumpkin Bars
My Dad used to take us fishing on Sundays after we got home from church, which gave Mom 5 to 6 hours of precious alone-time, or at least time without us shouting and fighting and making a mess. We would come home to a clean house, a cake on the counter, a roast in the … Continue reading Chocolate Bundt Cake with Cheesecake Filling
In an effort to cram in as much as I could into my last month I took an Indian curry cooking class! Basel has a fairly large Indian community. There are a number of specialty food shops and quite a few curry restaurants around. I have always loved curry and I was excited to be … Continue reading Cooking Curry!! A Swiss Family Carlson Adventure
As my very last trip in Europe for this Swiss experience my BFF, the Thelma to my Louise, flew out to join me on a trip to Amsterdam. I'd only even been in Amsterdam as an entry point into Europe. I think almost every American has been to the Amsterdam airport. Shaun hadn't been to … Continue reading Thelma and Louise go to Amsterdam!!
My boys love strawberries. Nothing delights them more than when strawberry season is in full swing and we can go berry picking. For several days now the youngest has been asking for strawberry muffins. He's gotten tired of the usual blueberry, my slam bang cinnamon muffins "aren't spring muffins, Mommy," and the chocolate chip variety … Continue reading Strawberry Muffins
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by Elle Renee
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sailaway from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” ~ Mark Twain
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