Archive for June 2012
A milestone for the Murphy’s
A celebration is on the way at Connecticut Country House – our 25th wedding anniversary! Hooray us! Rick and I were married twenty-five years ago today – a rainy Saturday morning (my Hungarian Mom says that rain brings good luck) surrounded by our closest friends and family, including my dear Aunt Yolanda, who flew in…
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Rainbow trout for supper
Fishing on the Farmington River, on a beautifully sunny – lightly breezy – blue skied day is my husband Rick’s idea of a nearly perfect day. And catching the biggest, most beautiful rainbow trout he has ever caught in his whole life is perfection. And, with fishermen, there’s always a story… Rick and his buddy…
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Early summer roses
Happy summer! And here at Connecticut Country House the gardens are a – bursting! What better way than to kick-off the summer with the attention grabbers of the week, the roses; a luscious color study of pinks ranging from soft blush to vibrant hues of lipstick pink and fuschia. I had to conclude with the…
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Rustic Strawberry Galette
I’m on a strawberry roll. After finishing up the fool the other day, I still had quite a bit of super ripe strawberries left, just sitting there all washed, gorgeously red and staring at me. So, what to do, what to do? How about a quick and easy galette? A galette is a free-form rustic…
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Everybody’s Fool
A fool, buckle, crumble, cobbler, grunt or slump, pandowdy, and a betty – just some of the centuries old desserts with funny names that have always intrigued me, and just the sound of them makes me smile. I think that the beauty of these tried and true recipes is that our ancestral home bakers simply…
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Making an entrance
First impressions are key. And the first step into my home is not just about looking good, it’s got to feel good. The most traffic happens at the back door of the saltbox. Whether you are coming or going, I feel that the sight line in front of you, inside and out, is so important.…
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Mid-spring garden tour
You know, it’s funny – every week, from spring through the fall, I think I don’t have much in bloom in the gardens until I take a pair of clippers and a bucket in hand and go for a walk. I’m always amazed at how stuffed my old bucket can get! So starting this week,…
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