I’ve been back home for about 3 days and let’s just say, I’m feeling ridiculous for complaining about snow in Utah. I would love to be sitting by the campfire in 3 inches of snow right about now. I’m not ready…

Summer is officially here! That means it is time to really take advantage of all the fresh foods that appear in farmers’ markets all over the country. Looking back over the years of recipes on the blog, I put together a…

We just got back from a great vacation and it is HOT in Alabama. It’s quite shocking to feel the humidity that settled in while we were gone. I went to the farmer’s market this weekend and they had beautiful raspberries…

What is this weird air here? It’s hot, sticky, and stifling. After a few weeks in ice and snow, the heat in Alabama was like a slap with a wet towel and it got stuck. I haven’t unpacked, but I did…

Grilling season is in full swing! I’m ready to put anything on the grill that I can. I’m a firm believer that if it can fit on a skewer, it should be grilled. I bought some beautiful peppers this weekend and…

I know June is over in a few hours. Unfortunately, this big box of all kinds of goodness did not arrive on my doorstep until we came back from 3.5 weeks of vacation. When I got  to the post office to…

I have never seen an interior lake look so much like the blue waters of a Caribbean island. I couldn’t stop looking at the color of this water. This is Bear Lake in northern Utah. Before we got to the shore…

This morning, over a long morning of coffee and news, Stephen wondered aloud if he could go find that “big giant organ that is always behind the Mormon Tabernacle Choir”. Stephen grew up singing in church and choir and with the…

  After the days of snow, ice, and mud, Stephen brought me here. Park City, Utah. It had a real bed. Electricity. A working kitchen and fridge. And a shower, not pictured because I made a beeline for it first and…

And I love warm tents. Too bad this Taj Mahal is great with space, not so great at keeping out the cold. But I was buried completely in the sleeping bag and I think we both stayed warm all night. When…