Pão de queijo–B is for Brazil
Brazilian cheese rolls made with tapioca, so gluten-free! From easy to less easy. I have a method for everyone.
Viennese Coffee Cake–A is for Austria
I have decided to take you on a brief trip down memory lane to Austria after this text exchange with my two sisters last week: N – I must admit, I really do miss not having taken a real vacation this year… Ah, well, maybe next year. L – We keep looking at the Viking cruise …
Mango Pineapple Hammock Island Salsa
A few weeks ago I put this teaser photo on our Hammock Homemade Facebook Group page. Of course, the chips were particularly intriguing for their cheerful colors. However, it was the mango pineapple salsa that I had just created that was my inspiration. I used to whip up fresh salsas when we were in …
Meyer Lemon Love
My love for Meyer lemons was not instantaneous. In fact, other than seeing them in Hammock yards, I wasn’t impressed. As they were so abundant, my only thought was that they must be like a weed tree since no one seemed to be picking them. Each year I would receive a small bag from a …
Key West Krawl
It may have been Carl Hiassen, or if not then another Florida writer, who wrote something like: “People come to Florida to reinvent themselves–people from Florida go to Key West.” Key West is definitely one of our happy places. It never fails that we discover something new each time we visit. Perhaps we are not …
Calico Scallop Cookies
If you think you have seen these before on my blog, you are right! I brightened them up with 12 drops of red food color to resemble my favorite Calico Scallop seashell. My original recipe can be found at Cookie Stamps of Approval I have loved the Calico Scallop since I found a pendant in a St Augustine …
How about a Honeybell Biscotti, Honey?
After a successful whirlwind week of showing properties to my sister and brother-in-law, I am ready to unwind with a little baking. My freezer is also saying “yes, please” as we managed to get through the fruitcake scones, potato scones, cherry scones and the sourdough English muffins. Oh, and the anis cookies, pfeffernusse, almond bars …
Potato and Cherry Scones to the Rescue
If you are like me, the New Year finds you back on a diet. For me, it’s The Flat Belly Diet that I mentioned in some of my earlier posts. So what do I do when I love to bake? I get prepared for our Florida visiting friends and relatives with my ready-to-bake scones tucked …
I Dreamt I was a Dragon
I dreamt I was a dragon in my hammock by the sea, An Eastern not a Western one for frightening others wasn’t me. A sign perhaps to let me know, That future ventures were to grow. Auspicious dreams can sometimes be, A winding path that sets us free. But dream I dreamt so off we …
The Night Pelican–A Story
I was the last nestling chick of my aging mother pelican. She was almost 30 years old, a near record and she knew she wouldn’t be around to see me mature. Sadly, she was quite sure that I wouldn’t. You see, my mother had stowed away on a ship that went to a country where …