Its funny how when you live in Southern California and everyday is hot and sunny with a bright blue sky summertime can almost slip through your fingers. When does it start and when does it end? One of my absolute fondest summetime memories is how when I was a little girl back in Philadlephia my [...] Read More

I guess it’s true how they say bloggers are people sitting around in their pajamas but usually they don’t have loyal assistants as I do and yes, that is a mini Tiramisu cake by my side – a RARE occurance, just couldn’t resist it when we were at the bakery at Whole Foods buying cupcakes [...] Read More

I’m so excited to introduce a new monthly addition, COZY WINE OF THE MONTH. If there is one thing Miss Cozy loves it’s a delicious glass of wine!!!! Cozyland’s Connesieur is Ms. Lisa Patson (yup, that’s what sisters are all about!!!!). After returning from 2 years abroad in Switzerland travelling often to the south of [...] Read More

We bought some incredible fresh corn from the gorgeous Summerset Farm in Los Olivos and I just happened to remember tearing out a recipe from the August Gourmet Magazine for Bread Pudding with Corn. Delicious and vegetarian! Here goes!: BREAD PUDDING WITH CORN 1 tbl. oil or butter 1 bunch scallions including half of the [...] Read More

Its so funny when you “suddenly” discover something new in food thats actually been around forever. That’s how I feel about the herb Dill! I remember eating it a lot in Greece, particularly this one lunch where the the owner of the restaurant, a young blonde woman from Croatia, not only cooked the food but [...] Read More

Does my sister Lisa have a green thumb or what???? I see amazing tomatoes, zucchini, green peppers, yellow squash and some little peppers she’s gonna have to identify! Lisa lives out in Thousand Oaks and has a very clever terraced garden on the backside of her pool. Even in the grueling heat this garden seems [...] Read More

Remember when your parents used to take you out for soft ice cream during the summer? Back East we had Dairy Queen but here in Eagle Rock, Ca. it’s Foster Freeze . The one we went to on Eagle Rock Blvd. seems to have been around forever! Talk about nostaligia! What a riot to see [...] Read More