I’m excited to introduce you to my newest queen bee and her colony today. It is always compelling to install a new queen and her hive. This is precisely what I did just over a week ago at the Greensboro Science Center. I picked up a NUC – a nucleus of bees with a queen, […]
The Best Girls Weekend Guide To Charleston ~ A Good Time Guaranteed
I recently returned from the “Best” girls weekend in Charleston, South Carolina and you need to know how we made it so amazing! This trip was planned about 6 months ahead of time to celebrate my, ummm, hummm, birthday! Suffice it to say it was a “big” birthday. Long before the big day I knew […]
Extracting Honey – A Day In The Life Of A Beekeeper
Have you ever wondered exactly how beekeepers get honey from the hive to the jar? I hadn’t given it much thought until, of course, I became a beekeeper. This past weekend I extracted honey from my lost hive as well as some from the “Miracle” hive. Don’t worry – I left plenty of honey inside […]
The Most Mispronounced Food Words – Are You Guilty?
Mispronounced food words – do you suffer from this phenomenon? Occasionally I get stumped with food words. Here’s one I have to think about every time I see it – Acai (ah-SAH-ee). How about Gyro (Yee-roh)? I’ve heard that one butchered a million ways Hero – Jiro – Geero – Jeero. How about Coq au Vin (kohk-oh-VAHN)? […]
How To Make Herb Infused Honey
Herb infused honey is a pairing of goodness on two levels.. The medicinal value found in herbs as well as the healing benefits of honey. I love honey straight out of the jar but infused honeys certainly have their place in my kitchen. Imagine fresh pear slices drizzled with rosemary infused honey. How about lavender honey spooned […]
The Importance of Honey ~ Fight Seasonal Allergies
Oil & Honey Edition ~ What is the importance of honey you may ask? Anti-bacterial and anti-fungal, honey is the only food that never spoils! Pretty cool huh? Honey can help us both externally and internally. You know honey has been around for centuries. A natural healer and sweetener. I like to use it for […]
Cold Sores Are Nasty & Painful
Oil & Honey Edition ~ Lately, for some reason I’ve had an outbreak of cold sores. My best guess is stress from the holidays followed by some minor foot surgery brought on these nasty buggers. I wonder if you, like me, love the holidays yet find it to stressful with all the merry making, gifting, food planning […]
5 Valuable Kitchen Substitutions You Need To Know
I “almost” had a bad day in the kitchen today. I say “almost”, everything turned out alright after-all. That’s because I was able to make a substitution for an ingredient I discovered I was out of! Normally I would grab my car keys and run to the closest grocery store and get whatever I don’t […]
Christmas Cookie Exchange Across America
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #ShareTheHoliday #CollectiveBias Participating in a food blogger cookie exchange is one of my favorite activities every year during the holidays. I admit it feels a little frantic with a deadline for shipping cookies, baking, photographing, writing, not to […]
Have YOU Been Hacked?
Hey everyone! A little over a month ago my blog was hacked. A royal pain in the ass! I went through the logical steps to get it cleaned up with my server and tech girl. Everything seemed to be clear and I was off and running after being off line for about 2 days. […]
