Fougasse, a bread I had never heard. A French, flat, leaf shaped bread (Update from France — went to I’sle sur la Sorgue today for market day. Tasted some wonderful cheeses and sausages that we bought for dinner. We have a little bakery in our town of 1800 and the first thing I noticed was [...]

Recycle those soup cans. How many things can you remember doing with a soup can or for that fact any can. Did you ever tie strings on them and use them for mini stilts to walk on?  I did.  Did you ever connect two cans with waxed twine and use them for walkie talkies?  My [...]

You will fall in love with this scone recipe!   Who doesn’t love scones of any type, slathered with Devonshire or clotted cream or lemon curd or strawberry jam. For some reason I just love baking. I think maybe it is the aroma that fills the kitchen and I’m off in my imaginary world sitting [...]

Pucker up for this Lemon Cake! With my daughter’s wedding coming up in October, I’ve been really watching what goes into my mouth. At this time of the game, any weight lost would be appreciated. Well, let me tell you this past two weeks has been a challenge and I think I made it through [...]

Raspberries and Chocolate a match made in Heaven. What is it we crave when we are happy, sad, tired, excited or just about any emotional state we may find ourselves in — CHOCOLATE. Why do we have chocolate up on a pedestal and why is chocolate (besides roses) is probably the number one seller on [...]