Home and Hive for Kimberly Moore
I was a bit of a weird kid – Even Goddesses have moments (or perhaps more moments!). I did not really like ketchup, I hated most pizza sauce and I was not a fan of red sauce on spaghetti. While this should translate to the fact that I did not like tomatoes, for whatever kid-combobulated [...] Read more »
I have a confession to make. I am an optimistic gardener. I love the promise of a just planted garden. Every small plant newly imbedded in the freshly cultivated soil, has the potential to grow into a beautiful, bountiful one. Every year after planting I stand back admiring my freshly planted garden and just know that this will be the year of huge yields! This year for Mother’s Day my family treated me to a trip to my favorite garden center, [...] Read more »
Many years ago when, my boys were small, when we wanted to teach certain lessons we would look for books in the Jewish Bookstore that would reinforce the messages we were trying to convey. We have collected a number of wonderful books over the years and have read them to each of our children. We still periodically read those stories to our girls, although they are getting big themselves. One of my favorite all time stories is “The Happiness Box” by [...] Read more »
This strange looking vegetable caught my attention while I was shopping at Publix. The sign said two for 2.49 and I thought why not try this. I really do like experimenting in the kitchen. Sometimes the experiment goes well and sometimes not too great but this experiment was a total surprise. The flavor from the [...] Read more »
The kitchen has been super busy here – between cooking for two food blogs, Thanksgiving tester recipes and some client projects – I have been at 8 markets in the past few days and in the kitchen for more than half a day EVERY day. Friday was marvelous though, an actual (mostly) day off and [...] Read more »
All Hail Fava Beans! Weird, right? It’s only weird until you taste these delectable little nuggets of bean goodness when they are freshly plucked from their cozy little pod and then you too will say ALL HAIL FAVA BEANS! I cannot imagine that I have never had a fava bean but I could not recall [...] Read more »