Daffodil Days

Well, actually it’s the first and last of the summer pesto.
Homemade pesto made from homegrown basil is the best!! I didn’t manage to make any pesto while I was preggo. In fact the first pesto I have made all season I made only a few days ago. The main thing I learned is [...]

(hopefully I can get a picture of this later but at the moment the camera is MIA)
Grandma S. made this for us when W. was a brand new baby. It was wonderful having Grandma and Great Grandma to take care of us when baby #2 came along.
I have to admit that I didn’t really like [...]

Part of me likes being creative with Thanksgiving leftovers more than I like the feast. (only part of me; I like the feast a lot, too!) I thought I’d share a few of my favorite ideas for handling the abundance in the fridge the day after Thanksgiving:
1. Cranberry sauce — I love to make this [...]

I love to make granola and my family loves to eat it up — all of them!! In fact, I have to make at least a double batch or I won’t have any for a meal. It gets eaten up as soon as it’s cool enough!
There are literally thousands of ways to make granola. I’ve [...]

(originally posted to the old blog on 20th June 2008)
We generally have a set menu for breakfasts. We have the same thing
every Monday, Tuesday, etc. Sometimes we’re in the mood for a little
flair. This week instead of smoothies and peanut butter toast on
Wednesday we made breakfast parfaits.

I had four parfait glasses that my mom gave [...]

(This was the post that came before the vanilla extract post. I’m really just curious to see if my picture links still work. Originally published 7 Mar 2008)
Last Saturday was N.’s day to help make dessert. We had a great time
together!
Disclaimer: Don’t panic about the 5th of Vodka on the counter. It is
actually homemade vanilla [...]

(originally published 7 Mar 2008)
I’ve already had a recipe request. Whoo-hoo!
This recipe is from Martha’s Family Cookery Book by Martha Greene. Her
website is Marmee Dear & Co.
Basically you just put 4 whole vanilla beans in a fifth of vodka and let
it stand for at least a month before using. I like to turn the bottle
over [...]

There are several posts from “Daffodil Days” that were lost when the server crashed. I’ve missed having them here as a reference — especially a few of the recipes. It was nice not to have to hunt them down but just click on the blog when I needed them!
Most of the old blog I saved [...]

The muffins we had for breakfast today were so yummy I just had to take a picture of them. And since I have a picture, I just have to share!! The original recipe is called Fall Comfort Muffins. I highly recommend calling them Fall Comfort Muffins if you have any little people in your house [...]