Loving the Simple Life, Getting Back to Basics. Vanilla Beans and Coffee Scrubs. Vanilla beans have to be one of my favorite things to work with. There are so may health benefits and skin care benefits that are associated with them. I was working on a post for Herbal Living. And knew I had to share how I combine vanilla with coffee to make a delicious scrub.

Keeping the local in local food. The MI Farm Cooperative is a win-win for both farmers and wholesale buyers of truly local and quality produce, located within Leelanau, Benzie, and Grand Traverse counties of Michigan.

03 03 , 2013. You may consider this cheating, but for my flours I used a box of the King Arthur GF all purpose flour. They look and taste a lot like a bagel but are flakey and tender, not what I am looking for in a bagel. Am I going to slather them with butter or cream cheese and eat them anyway? Pigs, pork and farm happiness.

Indian Spiced Roasted Fennel and Goat Cheese Salad. Ground Cumin and coriander work perfectly.

Boozy Peaches and Cream Trifle, a Matcha Made in Heaven. It is the ultimate quick in-a-pinch dessert recipe that your guest will clamor for. I am almost ashamed to say that this recipe has been my go-to dessert for years when pressed for time, and yet I have never blogged about it before. Why have I not shared this divine Peaches and Cream Trifle recipe with you until today? January 3rd, 2017.