FINDING PLEASURES IN THE SIMPLE THINGS

Month: November 2013

Our Thanksgiving Meal

Our Thanksgiving Meal

Here are some photos of our simple but oh so delicious Thanksgiving meal. We ate around noon since there wasn’t much prep involved. Just had to heat the ham and scalloped potatoes, cook the green beans, and the rest was essentially done. And boy, did we […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!

We’re spending Thanksgiving by ourselves again this year. As much as we’ll miss being with family and friends, we’re hoping to make up for it by having a totally relaxing day tomorrow. Last year, we actually had a beautiful (and warm) Thanksgiving day and we got to spend it […]

Banana Chiffon Cake

Banana Chiffon Cake

I think we’ve discovered another family favorite today. 😀 I first saw a banana chiffon cake recipe a few years ago but I never did get around to trying it. Then recently, I came across another banana chiffon recipe, this time in Martha Stewart’s new cake book – Martha […]

Apple Upside-Down Cake

Apple Upside-Down Cake

Keith and I have gone through two cakes (and I don’t mean slices) and are now cutting into our third one in just four days. I mean somebody has to try them to make sure they are good before I actually post the recipe, right? 😀 Since it […]

Boiled Cider

Boiled Cider

This came about from my quest of trying to infuse more flavor in an apple cake without using spices.  I considered using apple cider to replace part or all of the liquid in an adapted recipe. Then, I thought why not take it one step further and […]