fudge topped cocoa chai bars

i love reading and discussing what i read, i searched for a local book club to join but came up empty handed. so my solution was to create a book club, it has been fantastic! always great conversation, wine, food & friends- a bi-monthly get together that never disappoints. besides our shared love of reading we also are closet foodies and winos, ummm I mean connoisseurs of wine; our club is appropriately named "Reading between the Wines" - Kate is so clever!

dreaming of dirt stained knees

it is that time of year when what is known in the growing community as garden porn, starts pouring in come the end of january; burpee, johnny seeds, heritage all start vying for your attention with promises of the juiciest tomato, the most colorful coneflower & the easiest bean you ever did grow.