Category Archives: Dessert

Travel Stories And Other Tales From The Red House

Posted on August 8, 2018 by Julie

Our long summer vacation is unfortunately coming to an end at the Red House. I feel that Lynn and I have accomplished much this summer both travel-wise and project-wise on the house. We did two road trips this summer. The … Continue reading →

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Fall Upstate And A Craving For…Baking

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Julie

Fall has definitely arrived at the Red House. The leaves are turning shades of crimson, yellow and orange. I think the sumac trees on the property are my favorite only because their colors are so intense and often the deep … Continue reading →

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Learning How To Make Sandbags

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Julie

I didn’t plan on spending this past week up at the Red House learning how to make sandbags, but I did. My TOP TEN list of things I could have done this week included: Sleeping Making ice cream with my … Continue reading →

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The Tailor & The Cook Revisited: Followed By Season 3 With No Kitchen

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Julie

I rarely do follow-up reviews of restaurants, usually I’m a one review girl and then move on. (Julia’s Kitchen, a restaurant I absolutely loved in Napa before it closed, is the one exception to this rule.)  I have also never … Continue reading →

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The Year in Food

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Julie

Sometimes it’s really easy writing this blog, because although it wasn’t meant to be indicative of our times (all pictures, no words), sometimes describing the food I’m growing, cooking and then eating is just easier when there’s a photograph.  So, … Continue reading →

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Reflections From the Red House: Baking in a Heat Wave and Surviving a High School Graduation

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Julie

Yes, it has actually taken me nearly three weeks to get over my youngest child’s graduation and coming up to “relax,” at the Red House has given me a moment to reflect on this event. (I’m “relaxing” because it’s raining … Continue reading →

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The Toaster Oven That Doesn’t Toast

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Julie

This is a short story.  We had a toaster oven we had inherited from our son’s ex-girlfriend’s father.  Really.  I put in on a baker’s rack in the Red House and was just lucky that it kind of worked. But … Continue reading →

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Who Needs An Oven?

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Julie

My husband, Lynn, tells me I’m no Bobby Flay, but do I want to be?  No, but I have to confess one of my few accomplishments this summer is that I have somewhat perfected cooking pretty decent meals on the … Continue reading →

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A Red House Pound Cake

Posted on July 23, 2011 by Julie

It may come as a surprise to some but I actually don’t like baking.  Now, I do bake — muffins and cookies and pies, and my kids tell me the chocolate cake I’ve always made for their birthdays is decent, … Continue reading →

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The Boys Are Back: I Cook

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Julie

Well, even though I’ve definitely been enjoying my time up at the Red House by not having to cook 3 squares a day to feed the family, by the end of the week I realize (sigh) that while I wasn’t … Continue reading →

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