by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
Gramma's 1915 Divinity Pick a dry day to make this heavenly confection. A humid day can make it turn out to be more like taffy, than the light and airy candy that is divinity. Have an airtight container for storing this candy, it doesn’t keep well. That’s...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
Pie season is upon us! I have been “trialing” new recipes for pie crusts and fillings for a wide variety of eaters. I think the earliest recipes for making non-wheat pie crusts were a good start, but I’ve been working on improving the flavor and texture of crusts made...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
This winter is shaping up to be a regular old-fashioned one with chilly air, icy ponds, and copious amounts of snow. Like most people, I have a love-hate relationship with snow. Snow makes winter all the more enjoyable. The worst winters are spent staring out at...
by Lillian Lake | | Coffee, Food
This morning I took a coffee break at Life Perks Coffee Company in Wilton, Maine. I don’t go often, but when I do, I always order the “French Toast” latte. I’m not sure that’s the real name, but with brown sugar and cinnamon, it tastes like French toast. It’s...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes
The sun was a fiery ball this morning as I had my morning cup of coffee. It promises to warm up considerably today, and I’m glad of it. A few more days of clear air and warm sunshine suits me fine. My mornings of writing outside are numbered, I know, but I intend to...
by Lillian Lake | | Farms, Food
There are a few foods that mark the peak of a Maine summer like sweet corn. Yesterday, besides beet greens, cucumbers, and string beans, I picked up a “baker’s dozen” ears of corn at Whitewater Farm in New Sharon, Maine. Once you find the food you love, it’s like the...
by Lillian Lake | | Food, Recipes, Stop Trafficking
I’m sitting on my deck writing and working on a new product line. Words cannot adequately describe the commotion that is going on in my backyard! For several days blackbirds have been taking over the bird feeder. Only yesterday morning did I see them back down to a...
by Lillian Lake | | Building Community, Caregiving, Spiritual
Shatter old beliefs that don’t feel true. Ask: Do I know that’s true? How do I know? Can I apply love to my relationship with this belief? When presenting a belief, how is it received? Many of our beliefs are generational. “We learn what we...
