Currently growing in Southern California
This morning was calm and quiet. My neighbors are either on vacation or are staying indoors because even though its only 9 o’clock in the morning its already 95 degrees outside. The pavement is literally hot enough to cook an egg and it’s not even July. Welcome to the desert. I eat a variety of…
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It’s 5am. My alarm goes off, but I have already been awake for a little while just lying in bed enjoying the silence of the early morning. No other time of day is this quiet and peaceful. I reach over and hit the off button on my phone before the ringing wakes Gavin, who has likely snuck into bed next to me sometime during the night. After rising from the warmth of the blankets, the very first thing I do is head to my new espresso machine in the kitchen.
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It feels so good to be posting a recipe! Its been too long! Recently I discovered a wonderful website called Scribd. It’s basically Netflix for books and I am totally in love with it. Its like having an entire library at my fingertips. This month I’ve been reading this wonderful book called The Happiness Project…
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Woah! Has it really been 2.5 months since my last post! Time flies when life gets busy doesn’t it? So much has been going on since my last post. In October we celebrated Gavin’s first birthday, my 31st birthday, Tom’s 36th birthday, and we had our 3 year wedding anniversary. Even my blog had a…
Read MoreWhen I told Tom I wanted to try making caramels his first response was typical of many non cooks. “Why would you want to make them when you can buy a bag from the store. Why don’t I just pick some up today?” I couldn’t answer his question. Why did I want to make caramels…
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Shoots and Roots 