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Recipe: Delicious Strawberry Shortcake Muffins
I mentioned yesterday that Strawberry Shortcake Muffins rank among one of my favorites. The recipe came from the Baking Makes Things Better blog, which I highly recommend if you enjoy baking. Ingredients: 2 cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder ¾ cup sugar...
In Praise of Strawberries
The strawberry season is drawing to an end down here in New Zealand. I’m a huge fan of strawberries. Let me count the ways…. Reasons Shelley Likes Strawberries: 1. The appearance of the first strawberries is a signal that summer is underway. 2. They’re low in calories...
Feeling Hot, Hot, Hot!
It’s definitely summer here in New Zealand with higher than normal temperatures scorching the country. Bella has taken to cooling off by lying on her back with all her feet in the air. I call it her hot, hot, hot! pose. Later today I’m visiting Not Your Usual Suspects...
A Quick Visit to Athens
The Acropolis towers over Athens, an amazing place to visit with so much history. This time we didn’t queue with all the crowds, since we’d visited before. Instead we made a stop at the New Acropolis Museum. This was a modern building with lots of glass, and it holds...
Lets Take Tea With Jane Austen
During a recent visit to the local library, I came across a copy of Tea With Jane Austen by Kim Wilson. I’m a big fan of tea, so I picked up the book and checked it out. Thirteen Things About Jane Austen and Tea 1. Jane Austen was responsible for making the family...
Tsatsiki in Athens
One great thing about traveling is trying the local food. During our visit to Athens in Greece last year we were wandering through the Plaka area and came across Scholarhio Ouzeri Kouklis, a small traditional family restaurant. While perusing the menu we saw that chef...