So glad we got to see a little bit of the glory of Stanford !

Winding down my tomato season, and still complaining. Ah well. There's always next year! But I've alread found a recipe that my tomato sauce will be perfect for...Chicken Tikka Masala! The very reason that a neutral sauce is just perfect for my harvest.

A very busy weekend! Still recuperating...and I didn't do any of the presentations!

An unexpected delight of being a grandma.

There's no explaining it. And...that Robert and I had the same reaction (without consulting one another) says something. But I'm not sure what!

Ok. I know it's long. I have a plan for next year to expedite the process ...but for this year, I was not only long winded...I took too long to decide how to rate each tomato. Hilarious. However, you must admit, a lot was at stake! (or beefsteak! ha!) Just proof that I take my tomato testing very seriously. Hope you enjoy! I did! Here's links to previous tomato videos from this year that will explain how the season went :( https://www.everydaywithjill.com/post/in-a-tomato-re

What a weekend! We were busy beavers! But Robert had been busily figuring all this out way in advance. First he had to figure out how to get the cabinet up the to the mountains, which was no small feat. We were both delighted that it made the journey in one piece! And then to actually get it into the cabin was another engineering feat, coordinated by Robert, and assisted by our mountain neighbors, Jim & Sean. But the story would not be complete without telling the tale of Rob

Here's the real recipe! Natasha's the expert! https://natashaskitchen.com/cherry-clafoutis-recipe/ Modifications that I had to make: *No vanilla. This turned out to be fine - but I did think the dish tasted a little too eggy without that flavor added. *Extra long bake time! The cook time, even with a pre-heated oven was substantially more than the prescribed 55 minutes. Now, I might have overcook it a little bit -- but the toothpick just didn't come out clean until it had be