by Alice Currah on May 6, 2012
Waking up the morning after we arrived home from our vacation last week gave me a greater appreciation for the comforts of home. No longer living out of a suitcase, dependant on restaurant food, and swaying back and forth in an open sea of 20 feet swells, I love getting back to our busy routines. One of my luxuries in life is having a quiet house on the two days each week that Eli goes to preschool. With only the chorus of birds chirping in the background, I love in the silence of inactivity within the walls of my home.
While I’m by myself I like to make myself a latte and a warm breakfast. Selfishly, I get a lot of pleasure from making myself something deliciously satisfying – no kids picking apart my food and no husband to serve breakfast to. These types of mornings are just for me. [click to continue…]
by Alice Currah on May 4, 2012
Late Tuesday night we finally arrived home after spending 10-days in Southern California finishing off our family vacation cruising up the West Coast disembarking in Vancouver B.C. This was my third cruise and unfortunately the weather was unkind while we were at sea. For 3 nights straight we swayed back and forth while walking down hallways, sleeping, and eating. Even though I’ve been home for a few days, my body is still swaying even if I’m sitting absolutely still.
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by Alice Currah on April 22, 2012. Updated May 3, 2012
Yesterday my family and I arrived in San Diego to start our Spring Break vacation. It’s been wonderful to be together just hanging out. From the beach to the pool, our vacation is off to a great start.
Unfortunately I will not be cooking this week but fortunately I found a photo of this Strawberry Pistachio Cream Tart I took on my iPhone I thought I would share with you. Made with a puff pastry crust and a layer of honey pistachio cream and then another layer of slightly sweetened whipped cream, this easy fruit tart tastes as good as it looks. What I love about this tart is how simple it is to put together but is elegant enough to serve as part of brunch or dessert. [click to continue…]
by Alice Currah on April 17, 2012
Yesterday it dawned on me that we are more than halfway through April. APRIL! WOW! To think… it was just over two years ago when my boss from PBS Parents contacted to write 1-2 posts a week for the PBS Parents food site, Kitchen Explorers. Since the site launch I’ve enjoyed working for PBS Parents with the desire of providing great articles to help families cook and eat together more often. Writing for PBS Parents is not much different than writing for Savory Sweet Life. The objectives are the same – to share great food in an accessible, approachable way.
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by Alice Currah on April 16, 2012. Updated April 17, 2012
Disclosure: This post is sponsored by ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda
Growing up I never understood why my mother always kept a large box of baking soda in our laundry room. Then again, I never bothered to ask. Instead, whenever I baked anything calling for baking soda in a recipe, I took my mixing bowl downstairs to the basement, measured out the amount I needed, added it to my bowl, and made my way back to the kitchen to bake. I knew from experience that baking soda had many uses, but why my mom kept ARM & HAMMER® Baking Soda on the laundry shelf always remained a mystery to me.
From using it to make caramel corn, to making a paste with it to apply it to a fresh bee sting, my most favorite use for baking soda had always been to bake cakes and cookies. [click to continue…]
