My second day of college, our Resident Advisor, Katie, decided we should take a bonding trip to one of the nearby coffee shops. It was there that she introduced me to the wondrous chai latte. One sip and I was hooked, partially because the flavor reminded me so much of pumpkin pie – my absolute [...]
While I was trying to figure out how to create a fine-for-canning fig-chocolate combination similar to Ficoco, I got sidetracked by brownies. I’m not sure how, but really, it’s only a short hop from chocolate to brownies. Sometimes brownies just can’t be beat when you want chocolate. More than once I’ve sent my husband [...]
Months and months ago I heard that one of my favorite restaurants, parkside, has basil ice cream. It wasn’t on the menu when my husband and I went, but the idea stuck with me, and when we started getting lots of basil in our CSA box I knew I wanted to try making it.
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