I have been eyeballing this recipe all summer just waiting for the black plums to be in season so that I could finally try it out. The wait, by the way, was worth it. Tart, sweet, savory, and spicy, these tarts check all of the boxes, in one word – mouthwatering. The few changes I…
Author: The Ephemeral Bee
Bookmark: Plain Weave
I wove this bookmark using a plain over, under weave. Variations in the pattern occurred when I switched out colors or doubled my weft thread. I used lace weight yarn that I dyed about a year ago. The natural dyes I used in the coloring for these two yarn colors came from coffee (brown) and…
Almond Joy Iced Coffee
There is a wonderful coffee/donut shop along Massachusetts’ southern shore that serves up New England style iced coffees inspired by classic American candy bars. Four hours, usually more due to Boston traffic, is a long ways to drive in order to get an iced coffee, no matter how good it is, so I have taken…
The Art of the Kale Shake
Why take multi vitamins throughout the summer months when you can sit down and drink a refreshingly sweet and tangy kale shake? My sister and I have been experimenting with kale shakes for several years now, and we have come up with a formula of three basic ingredients that seem to be the key to…