About

Hi, I am Amy, and I am a confessed Food Snob and Photo addict!

During the day you can find me in my garden or kitchen, and most likely my camera won’t be far. When I am not at home I like to head to the gym, or stretch out at hot yoga. I didn’t really start cooking and baking until I got married and I needed to feed my family! Once I started I realized I was pretty good at it and gained great satisfaction of taking their empty plates to the sink.

I usually get my recipes from magazines, internet, books and from restaurants. I pick recipes strictly on what I think my family and I will enjoy. The one question people ALWAYS ask. “How I don’t weigh 500 pounds?” The answer comes in two parts, I keep very active and I make a conscious effort to eat and live clean and healthy.

After my second son was born I decided I wanted to grow my own vegetables and put in my first garden. We have moved a few times since then and I am now on my third garden. Through trial and failure I have improved with each garden and learned a lot along the way. I find it SO rewarding to plant a seed in my green house watch it grow, care for it and eventually pick a vegetables from that plant that I will use to feed my family. Through this blog I hope I can inspire you to make a recipe or plant something in your garden that will make you the hero in your house tonight.

xo, Amy

P.S- I also have added bees and chickens to the mix. I’ve discovered I am a ~~terrible~~ passable bee keeper, but getting better with help from my friend Liz and a decent chicken farmer.

The Last 30 Posts

I Have Moved… But Not Far - October 2, 2012 - 1 comments
Peaches and Cream Biscuits - October 1, 2012 - 1 comments
Feeding the Bees - September 27, 2012 - 0 comments
Making a Herb Swag - September 25, 2012 - 0 comments
Broccoli Feta Fritters - September 24, 2012 - 2 comments
Flinstone Pushup Martini - September 22, 2012 - 2 comments
Drying Herbs - September 20, 2012 - 8 comments
White Peach Cupcakes with Brown Sugar Frosting - September 18, 2012 - 6 comments
Italian Pork and Tomato Sauce Served over Risotto - September 17, 2012 - 2 comments
Autumn Breeze Cocktail - September 15, 2012 - 3 comments
Seed Gathering Saving - September 12, 2012 - 3 comments
Basil Oil - September 11, 2012 - 6 comments
Perfect Grilled Corn - September 10, 2012 - 0 comments
Orange and Cherry Mimosa Cocktail - September 8, 2012 - 3 comments
Asparagus with Brown Buttered Breadcrumbs - September 7, 2012 - 2 comments
Pulled Pork Tacos - September 6, 2012 - 1 comments
White Cherry Cupcake with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting - September 3, 2012 - 5 comments
Pickled Peppers - September 2, 2012 - 4 comments
Coconut Margarita - September 1, 2012 - 0 comments
Short Rib Ragu Served Over Polenta - August 30, 2012 - 0 comments
Chicken Facts: A Roosters Crow - August 28, 2012 - 10 comments
Drought and Our Trees - August 28, 2012 - 0 comments
Chocolate-Coconut Bundt Cake with Ganache Frosting - August 27, 2012 - 5 comments
Fruit Infused Vodka or Tequila - August 25, 2012 - 2 comments
Tuna Lemon-Aioli Bruschetta - August 24, 2012 - 3 comments
Japanese Anemone - August 21, 2012 - 2 comments
Dirty Peanut Butter Chocolate Mini-Cupcakes - August 21, 2012 - 1 comments
Grilled Paella - August 20, 2012 - 0 comments
The Gold Rush - August 18, 2012 - 3 comments
Pickled Jalapeño Peppers - August 17, 2012 - 8 comments

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