Nutmeg Cookies (Gluten Free & Vegan)

A cold front came through yesterday, bringing with it welcome rain.  It rained all day and all night, a steady, gentle rain.  A little wind here and there would tuft the leaves of the trees, revealing a few yellow spots...the leaves are starting to turn.  It was a perfect, beautiful day.  I had to work all day yesterday, but if I had been at home I would have liked to sit staring out the

Strawberry Shortcake (Gluten Free & Vegan)

The other day I picked up the newest version of the Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving.  My other one is at least 10 years old and I seem to have somehow misplaced it.  Also, the newer book was on clearance and I am a total sucker for cookbooks.  I collect them.  I have so many I don't have space for them, but I can't help thumbing through racks of cookbooks in the stores.  At the store where I

Ina's Clam Alfredo Sauce (Gluten, Dairy and Soy Free))

I check my Reader in Blogger every day, hungering for new ideas and inspirations.  One of the blogs I follow is Ina's at Gluten Free Delightfully Delicious.  She makes every day, accessible, totally fabulous looking fresh food that I drool over on a regular basis.  I checked my Reader yesterday and what to my wondering eyes should appear was Ina's version of a Clam Alfredo Sauce.  You guys -

Fresh Candied Jalapenos

The weather has turned evil again.  The triple-digit heat had broken, and we had enough rain over two weeks that I didn't have to water the lawn at all.  It is now hot and dry again with triple-digit heat and no rain in sight.  I am out watering the lawn tonight (grumble), trying not to freak out over the random lizards that are hiding in dark pockets everywhere and the bugs that are trying to