I promise I promise I haven’t given up on this blog! For anyone that has been wondering “what the heck” since I’ve gone from my weekly posting schedule to once…. a…. [insert very irregular posting schedule here] arrangement, I promise it’s been for a good reason. Dave and I bought…
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A keen eye may have noticed a different background, dishes, and hand in this post 😉 This post is documented from an “on the road” photoshoot at my friend Emily’s house in the bay area. We don’t get up to the bay area enough, but when we do it’s always amazing.…
So I will be the first to confess that this Hot Buttered Rum Apple Cider is not the most beautiful cocktail on the planet- BUT- it might just be the tastiest. Imagine a cocktail that tastes just like your favorite buttery apple crisp and this is what you have in…
And… happy The Monday Before Thanksgiving everyone. Have you done your shopping yet? I nearly forgot it was holiday time until I went to the store this weekend and was distressed by the typical cannot-find-a-parking-spot situation that seems to be endemic to this time of year. I wanted to share…
If anyone is still in need of a recipe to make for Christmas dinner, a) welcome to the procrastinator’s club, of which, I am queen, and b) let this be your recipe. First, because prosciutto wrapped pork tenderloin with fig sauce definitely meets my personal Christmas Dinner criteria, AKA, food…
Being born and raised in Michigan there were numerous trips to Mackinac Island over my lifetime. And anyone who knows anything about Mackinac knows about the horses, the Grand Hotel, and Mackinac Island Fudge. Thus, in the Christmas spirit I’ve accomplished something I’ve fantasized about for years: making fudge, the…
Tis the season of holiday cheer, aka the season of consumerism and gluttony. Which is convenient for someone with a food blog because my “market” (in quotations, because making money from The Gourmet Gourmand is currently purely speculative..) seems to be going wild for Christmas-y treats this time of year. As…