Why is it that rustic-looking dishes (ahem, I mean not photogenic dishes) are by far the best to create and enjoy? Root beer baked beans with Vermont maple bacon almost wasn’t a dinner reality for me, but I am so glad it turned out to be in the end.  The saga started last Sunday. I had [...]

I went apple picking a few weekends ago. It was the first time Brian had ever gone as well as the first time he had eaten  apple cider donuts. The last time I went apple picking was ages ago but it definitely was a rite of passage as a kid. I noticed a lot  of [...]

I came across this variation of good old fashioned popcorn from a friend’s shared items on google reader. It is funny how much the internet has become one big recipe box for me. My interest was sparked by the mere mention of maple and butter.  I had just spent the day with Brian in Portsmouth, [...]