Making jam and jellies is something I really enjoy. I’m not really sure why, but when I’m making jam or jellies I feel so relaxed and all the sudden I have all the patience in the world (which says a lot, usually I have the patience of a 3 year old). I do most of […]
Author: Shari
Indian Dinner in an Hour!
Today I woke up craving Indian food. It’s been awhile since I’ve had a really amazing, homemade Indian dinner. Too long, actually. As good as the Indian restaurant can be, it never really hits the spot entirely. Last time we were there, all I wanted was lamb curry; and that’s what we ordered. But what […]
Random Photos
I haven’t posted in awhile (obviously!), I’ve been lazy. I was going to write that I’ve been busy, but then I thought, “Who am I kidding?!” I haven’t posted because I’ve decided to watch too much television and bake too many cookies. Sure, I’ve done a few substantial things…I’ve taken both cats to the vet, […]
Great Day to Pick Some Grapes!
The weather here in Minnesota has been really nice the past few days. It’s been in the 80’s, and feels much more like summer than fall! I have so much yard work to get finished before we leave for India and this weather has been perfect for it, but I haven’t done any! Nope. I […]
Braised Pheasant with Red Cabbage and Wild Rice
I come from a family who loves to hunt for their food. Saturdays and Sundays during the fall were spent walking the fields around SE Minnesota, with dogs in tow, trying to flush out birds. …Pheasants, to be exact. I never really enjoyed hunting and only went with a few times (I never actually carried […]
Cake-tastrophe Averted! “Building” a Wedding Cake
Have you ever had such high hopes for something, that you don’t even consider the end result will be anything except for everything you ever imagined? It happens to me a lot. Especially when I’m decorating cakes. I get these fabulous ideas, grandiose even, but sometimes when I start working on them…the ideas just don’t […]
Potato Rolls: Bring on the Buns!!!
In my last post I mentioned saving the water that you boil your potatoes in to use for making bread. I didn’t know if I would have time today to show you want to do with it. I had some serious cake baking that needed to get done and even though I’m a super duper […]
Coq Au Vin
Today I was craving Coq Au Vin. I’m not really sure why I was craving it, because I’ve never actually had it before. It just sounded good. The weather has been dreary so something slow cooked sounded amazing. I knew I wanted to use chicken and some veggies, but I didn’t want a hotdish or […]
Sushi Party!
I love dinner with friends, the more the better! Summer and I have been trying to plan a get-together and we decided that tonight was the night. Her daughter, Isabelle, loves sushi and had been asking when they could come over and make some. Piyush and I learned to make sushi from a couple of […]
Craving something Indian
I’m looking more and more forward to my trip to India everyday! I can’t believe it’s under a month away now. I have so many gifts to buy for people, so many things to pack for Piyush and I (note to self: don’t forget the toilet paper), and not a lot of time to brush […]