This post was a part of a series last summer and since July 4th only happens once a year, I waited a whole year to share it here. Plus, July is National Ice Cream Month. Enjoy! We’ve been enjoying lovely weather as of late. It’s perfect for being outside, hanging by the lake or under… Read More
Strawberry shortcake is the quintessential dessert of summer. A dessert that counts as a breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack food. It’s never better than with sun-ripened, in season berries, real whipped cream (with a little vanilla, maybe?) and shortcakes made from scratch. I have numerous memories of watching my mom make shortcakes on the kitchen… Read More
One of my favorite parts of the month of June is that strawberries are finally and truly in season here in the land of 10,000 lakes. (Of course my favoritest part of June is my Love Bug and her birthday.) We buy strawberries year round when the price is right because I just can’t stand… Read More
We are traveling this week, the children and me. I taught book making while the children stayed with my mom. Now I’ve joined them and we are hanging in Iowa for the next few days. I feel like I blinked and May is through. Love Bug is done with preschool so ‘summer’ has arrived and Memorial… Read More
I had a craving for lemon cake the other night and I couldn’t ignore it. We were walking through the grocery store, all of us, and it hit me. Someday, I would really love an explanation on cravings. Was it the warmer weather that had me craving something fresh tasting? Was it that the exertion… Read More