The title of this is decidedly unsexy, however, this dish is such a breakfast standby and so delicious and healthy. You can mix it up with different spices and mix-ins, too. 2 cups oats 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp [...]
I’ve been neglecting the foodie aspect of this site for a while now. The added challenge of taking photos instead of just writing reviews has just seemed too much lately. However, today a beautiful sunny afternoon inspired me to make [...]
This bread is low in fat and high in fiber but you’d never know it – it is moist and rich. I love it for breakfast! 1 cup flour 1 cup oat bran 1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp baking [...]
This recipe for cranberry sauce is based on one posted at Epicurious. I modified it slightly to better fit my tastes. It is delicious and very, very easy. Ingredients: 1 cup ruby port 12 oz fresh cranberries 2 cinnamon sticks [...]
This was my first foray into cornbread stuffing. I think it complements turkey quite well and lends it a certain earthiness. I made my own cornbread for this recipe the day before, but you could also buy some at a [...]
One thing about Parfums DelRae: even if you don’t care for the notes they use in their fragrances, you can just tell they use outstanding ingredients. Nothing screams plastic or fake in these scents. Today I’m testing Amoureuse and I am astounded [...]
Montale is famous for its aoud (agarwood) fragrances, and while some people can’t get enough of them, I prefer the non-aouds they have to offer. Call me crazy: I just can’t get behind the idea of putting something tarry-smelling in [...]
Fueguia 1833 – an Argentine line about which I am super excited because Latin America is vastly underrepresented in the fragrance world – features three notes in its Xocoatl: vanilla, cocoa, and rum. Be assured, though, this is NOT a [...]
Indy line Kerosene’s Fields of Rubus caught my interest because it has a raspberry top note and I do love my berries. I am very unfond of my sample, though. I don’t get any raspberry from this at all. Rather, [...]
Oh L’Artisan, how you disappoint me. L’Artisan usually does light, unisex scents so well. I thought Caligna would be perfectly pleasant, maybe even splurgeworthy for summer. It’s supposed to focus on clary sage, with a backdrop of jasmine, fig, pine, [...]
I think I’ve posted my thoughts – generally negative – about Etat Libre d’Orange before but I am not one to look a gift horse in the mouth. When a lovely person sent me some Dangerous Complicity, I spritzed it [...]
I love jasmine. So I was pretty sure I’d at least like Montale’s Jasmin Full. And it’s true – I really do. But not for its jasmine note. Here’s the thing about jasmine: it’s usually rather loud. If you have [...]
I may be coming around to orange blossom. First I fell for L’Artisan’s Seville a l’Aube and now I’m appreciating Ortigia Zagara. A very generous swapper recently sent me a decant of the Ortigia, and it’s one of the [...]
The title of this is decidedly unsexy, however, this dish is such a breakfast standby and so delicious and healthy. You can mix it up with different spices and mix-ins, too. 2 cups oats 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp [...]
I’ve been neglecting the foodie aspect of this site for a while now. The added challenge of taking photos instead of just writing reviews has just seemed too much lately. However, today a beautiful sunny afternoon inspired me to make [...]