Balsamic Maple Strawberry Jam with Cracked Black Pepper

I love the sweet smell of strawberries but prefer the combo of sweet and savory more.  It’s like naughty and nice combined. We only had time to pick one flat of strawberries this year so I wanted to can the … Continue reading

Reading Like a Kid

My library card is a prize possession allowing the younger me to choose book that were “too old”.  Classics like The Hobbit, the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, the Bronte sisters, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and Ivanhoe were my favorites.  Don’t … Continue reading