Andrea’s Recipes

I always feel so elegant when eating crepes, even if I’m tres casual at the time. We’ve enjoyed them on several occasions since trying the wonderful recipe in The Sweet Melissa Baking Book, and each time I glanced at my herb garden, thinking about adding herbs to the batter and making some savory crepes. After […]

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Aren’t these cool looking? I am lucky to have the talented Jeff Meyers as my brother-in-law. The man is an artist, illustrator, musician, cake decorator, writer, and all around stand-up guy. He does it all and all his kids are musically gifted, too. It’s like being related to the von Trapp family! Seriously, he’s done […]

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Thanks to everyone who participated! This month our entries come from Brazil, Philippines, Netherlands, Greece, and the United States, and as always I have fun visiting the sites and reading the stories.
The news for this month is I changed the arrangement of the round-up a little bit, as you’ll see below. Trying to make it […]

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Michael walked into the kitchen the other night and said, “Wow! Did you make that?”
Yes, I did, and it was pretty darn easy. Seriously, this is one of the easiest breads I’ve made from Daniel Leader’s book, Local Breads, and it’s also one of the prettiest. My three-year-old and I had fun rolling and twisting […]

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I started my saffron experiment last fall, and as with all experiments I wasn’t sure how it would turn out. I’m happy to report that the outdoor saffron (photo above) appears to have survived the winter, though a rabbit or a whole colony seems to have discovered their tasty leaves. One plant has been chewed […]

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