chocolate mug brownies
Sweet Treats

Microwave Coffee-Mug Brownies

When you’re in the mood for a sweet treat but you don’t want to spend a lot of time baking or want to make a full batch, guess what? You can still have a from-scratch treat with just a few …

low country shrimp boil chowder
Florida Seafood Soups

Low Country Shrimp Boil Chowder

Everyone’s favorite low country shrimp boil ingredients come together in a delicious, creamy, and warming chowder that’s perfect for a winter evening wherever you are. It doesn’t get too cold down here in Florida, even in the winter months. We’ve …

citrus soy baked salmon
Seafood

Sweet Citrus-Soy Baked Salmon

This easy and delicious meal brings together the flavors of fresh salmon, sliced oranges, soy sauce, rice vinegar, honey, and Santa Maria style seasoning for a bright and flavorful combination that you’re sure to enjoy! Whenever my sisters and I …

brown sugar snickerdoodles
Sweet Treats

Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles

I’m updating this recipe from the one I contributed to the Third Annual Good Cookie’s Food Blogger Valentine’s Event. The recipe and the event were good before, but a few tweaks, a little creativity with the spices, and some added …

Florida

Sitting on the Dock of the Bay

If you stay stuck in the past season or fixated on the future season, you will miss the one you’re in. ~Maree Dee I think long and hard before I offer posts around here that aren’t food. Because that’s kind …

Lake Hart Landing
Florida

A New Day Comes

You only get one sunrise and one sunset a day, and you only get so many days on the planet. A good photographer does the math and doesn’t waste either. ~ Galen Rowell, photographer, climber, adventurer   I know posting …

Garden

Mulching Your Garden with Fallen Leaves

It’s fall, and all the leaves are doing what they do this time of year! So what’s the best way to celebrate this? Besides raking them all into a gigantic pile and flinging yourself into them, as my son loves …