Reach & Read: Bees – Nature’s Little Wonders

April 11, 2014.Reading time 5 minutes.

Bees – Nature’s Little Wonders By Candace Savage This well researched book about bees is a must read for anyone, beekeeper or not. Ms. Savage presents a very well researched book covering four big buckets: world, home, field and life lessons. Intertwined are lovely and varied illustrations, prose, wit, wisdom and of course, more reasons […]

Strawberry Honey and Lemon Ricotta Tart

April 9, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Fresh ricotta cheese is nothing to fear. Very little investment in terms of money, time and emotion, yet pays in spades with pride, flavor and possibility! If you haven’t made your own ricotta yet, here is one approach that I recently shared. Ricotta is incredibly versatile, from plain to savory to sweet recipes. I pinned quite a […]

Simple Homemade Ricotta

April 6, 2014.Reading time 4 minutes.

Second homemade cheese adventure – ricotta! Arguably much easier than my maiden mozzarella batch but does not have the “play with your food” step. This ricotta needs just three ingredients (milk, citric acid and salt) and about 45 minutes. Once done though the uses and recipes are limitless – to corral some current and future […]

Reach & Read: Casual Vacancy

April 4, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Casual Vacancy By JK Rowling – A book review So, I might just be the only person able to comment on this book without comparing it to the Harry Potter series. Why? I have never read any of the books, nor seen the films. My only experience with Harry is riding the ride at Universal […]

Simply Healthy Kale Potato Soup

March 29, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

Inspired by my continued soup successes and the food in my kitchen, I cooked up a quick recipe for healthy kale potato soup. After topping it with homemade yogurt and some truffle oil, it was still pretty darn healthy, full of flavor and a nice smooth mouth feel. Simply Health Kale Potato Soup Recipe Ingredients […]

Reach & Read: The Death of Bees

March 26, 2014.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Death of Bees by Lisa O’Donnell – a book review Probably first and foremost, this isn’t a book about bees. Yet, the topic of the Colony Collapse Disorder does make an appearance early on the book. The unfortunate circumstances of the book are shrouded in some mystery, much like why bees are declining in […]