Bloom, Bake & Create

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I’ve been baking biscotti every Christmas for at least the last ten years. I started baking this cookie after getting tired of paying an arm and leg for one little slice at the local coffee shop.
In 2006, when we toured Italy I couldn’t wait to try real biscotti. I found out quickly that what we [...]

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Even before reading the book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver, I’ve been interested in buying more local. This book documents the yearlong story of her family’s journey after moving from Tucson to rural America where they vowed to eat only food that is grown in their garden or their neighbors. If they couldn’t do [...]

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This is my submission for the Picture This Photo Contest on gardeninggonewild. The topic is End Of The Line.
In my picture there are lots of lines including the curvy lines of the fungus on this dying peach tree. When we bought this property two years ago, the fruit trees were badly in need of care. [...]

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I am so excited! I sent my Canon Powershot A95 to be repaired last week, and it’s back already! They fixed it free with free shipping and returned it to me all within a week! Wow! What a company! To celebrate it’s return, I ran outside and snapped some pictures. Here is one of them. [...]

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When Hubby and I aren’t quite feeling up to snuff, we opt for our comfort foods, some of which include soups. Our meal last night included 8 or 12 or who knows how many bean soup. The variety of beans come from a bin at Bloomingfoods in Bloomington, Indiana. I’m sure there was a name [...]

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I’ve been taking pictures as long as I can remember. It started with that small Brownie box. I graduated to the digital age when I bought one of my Macs in the early 90s. The digital came free, but didn’t have a flash. I didn’t care since it was digital – instant gratification.
My future hubby, [...]

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On a variety of blogs and Facebook, there’s a challenge going around to post something we are grateful for every day until Thanksgiving.  For me, giving gratitude is not just for this time of the year, but for all-year long. I like making journals, but I especially like gratitude journals. This year I thought I’d [...]

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I love chocolate. I could (and do) eat some form of it every day. Michelle’s recipe for Black-Bottom Cupcakes made me hungry for chocolate. Tonight is the Master Gardeners’ meeting and in addition to their skills as gardeners, this group loves to cook and eat. Anyway, I thought it would be a great excuse for [...]

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I baked my second loaf of this brioche yesterday and had much better results. I let the dough warm up a bit longer, and made sure my oven was at 350, not assuming it was! I also divided the dough into two small loaves. It’s not my favorite bread, but was fun to try. I [...]

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