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A Proper Afternoon Tea
Recently, I hosted an Afternoon Tea honoring two friends who have back-to-back birthdays. It was a lot of work to prepare everything (surprisingly), but I had the support of other friends who each brought a savory or sweet treat and flowers to the event. Thank you, Brenda, Martha, Angela, Donna, and Caroline! It takes a
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Beautiful Endings. Beautiful Beginnings.
We hate to say goodbye, don’t we? Ending something usually hurts. We leave a job, we end a relationship, a loved one passes on to another realm, and children leave home to marry or to follow a career path in other parts of the country or the world. Of course, as we all know, there’s
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How I Relish a Good Relish
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 2010. Somehow, I changed the settings and can’t figure out how to put this back to the original date. I gave in and left it here. —————————- Having grown up in Greece and then in Australia, I knew nothing about Thanksgiving, that wonderful coming-together of family and friends to eat too much
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Thanksgiving Recipes Curated for You
I’ve gathered Thanksgiving recipes for you again. I did this a few years ago with other people’s recipes. It was an extremely popular post. This year I’ve curated a collection of my recipes. Anything that can be served at a Thanksgiving day dinner is assembled here, from starters to sweets. With My Dewey Thank you
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Final Freekeh Friday Recipe…Finally!
Yes, I realize that I may have fed you a few too many freekeh recipes, but, OMG, they have been so delicious! I promise to use other ingredients in future recipe posting, at least for a respectable period of time. Finally! It’s FREEKEH PUMPKIN SPICE LATTE MUFFIN time! Sorry, couldn’t let the pumpkin spice latte
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Freekeh Fennel Fritters
Yes, I lied. Freekeh Friday continues. My obsession with using freekeh in new recipes is not over yet. Me? Obsessive? Well, yes. I look for new ways to use fennel, and now, as in today’s recipe, I’ve doubled my obsession and combined fennel with freekeh…and a few other vegetables. If you’re curious, the recipe is
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FREEKEH FRIDAY Salad or Side Dish?
Once I discovered the benefits of freekeh, I couldn’t stop. It’s incredibly versatile and full of fiber and nutrients. It’s a wonderful base for just about anything. So far, in our Freekeh Friday recipe series, we’ve had freekeh-pumpkin pancakes, freekeh-pumpkin soup laced with high-quality maple syrup. Today I’m sharing a freekeh salad that is so
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Freekeh Friday SECOND RECIPE
It’s getting closer to one of our favorite U.S. holidays, Halloween! I’d like to offer you something pleasantly scary to eat, so I am showcasing a rarely heard of and often misunderstood ancient grain, freekeh. In particular, I am showcasing Marsh Hen Mill’s Freekeh, which I’ve used to develop several new recipes. Every Friday until the
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Feeling Tipsy
Hi, foodie friends! Today I’m feeling TIPsy or TIPpy. I’d like to share with you a few KITCHEN TIPS. Keeping parsley fresh is incredibly easy. Wash a fresh bunch of parsley (or cilantro or basil), shake off the excess water and trim the tips on the bottom. Pour fresh tap water into a jar or
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Freekeh Friday
It’s getting closer to one of our favorite U.S. holidays, Halloween! In honor of this favorite and to offer you something pleasantly scary to eat, I am showcasing a rarely heard of and often misunderstood ancient grain, freekeh. In particular, I am showcasing Marsh Hen Mill’s Freekeh, which I’ve used to develop several new recipes.
Despidoodle
the digital alias of Despina Panagakos Yeargin
