Cool off with a refreshing strawberry and peach flavored pop First visual sign of summer - glowing lightning bugs. First auditory sign of summer - the sweet hum of cicadas. But this year, I thought maybe it wasn't a magic year since I haven't heard them. (you know how cicadas live underground for 13 or 17 years and then emerge?) Like most bugs - ants and bees - I have a special relationship with these unique insects. One summer, on a hot and humid marathon training run with ...
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Lemon Poppyseed Loaf
A moist lemon loaf speckled with poppyseeds I have a complicated relationship with reading. In fourth grade, I struggled with phonics. With my mom's help, I eventually got it. Then in middle school, I read like crazy, but not really because I liked to. I was always trying to rack up AR points (a reading comprehension test system) and I was on the Battle of the Books team. In high school and college, the trend continued. Books for assignment, not enjoyment. Yes, occasionally I ...
Chocolate Mint Pop Tarts
Chocolate tarts filled with chocolate mint ganache and topped with mint glaze What's the most basic cooking skill? Boiling water? Well, if it is, it's something I have trouble doing. Yes, I can put water in a pot, set it on the stove and turn it to high. But it's the subjective decision of when the water exactly hits 212 degrees. (I'm crazy enough to get a thermometer and find the precise time when it hits boiling.) I mean is it when it just starts bubbling up, or a rapid boil, ...
Carrot Cake Pop Tarts
Cake and pie meet in this delicious spring treat I went on an unexpected Easter egg hunt yesterday. Every morning I take Winston for a walk. I always go through a check list before we leave - bags (for clean up,) key, phone. I always use the RunKeeper app and start it as soon as we leave. I didn't remember starting it, but it wouldn't be like me not to. It was a typical walk except for the moderate rainfall. Once, we got home I put my hand in my pocket to stop the app and was ...
Blueberry Scones
Summer breakfasts just got sweeter. Treat yourself and your loved ones to a Blueberry Scone. These are bursting with berries with a hint of lemon. ...