Ian's Challenge - September's Dessert
This month's dessert is a duo of Coffee Panna Cotta topped with Chocolate Sauce and Whipped Cream served along side a Brandied Fig Tart....


Ian's Challenge - September - Hunting Grounds
Hunting Grounds is a watercolor I painted shortly after a day of pheasant hunting in an area near the Flatbrook we referred to as “the...


My take on a Little Debbie Caramel Bar
This dessert was created for The Baker's Challenge, a facebook This weeks challenge was submitted by Avalon Yarnes: our own takes on...


Ian's Challenge - August's Dessert - Red Yellow Blue
This month's dessert consists of the following. Watermelon Agar, Lemon Bar Cookie, Vegan - Coconut Blueberry Ice Cream, and Black Currant...


Many Shades of Grey
Last week I joined a group of baking and dessert enthusiasts called, “The Bakers Challenge”. Kara Andretta created the group as a fun...


Ian's Challenge - August - Red Yellow Blue
My interest in art happened autonomously. Art did not play a major role growing up at home. There were more important things to think...


Carrot Cake
Everything in our garden is now beginning to produce fruit. We just picked some carrots last week. This year, we chose a variety called ...


Ian's Challenge - June's Dessert
I wanted June’s challenge dessert to rouse the essence of the Flatbrook; sultry, verdant, arboreal, raw, and surprising. What came to...


The best breakfast ever!
I believe I was 7 years old when I first crossed the Atlantic and ventured into a new reality. It was illuminating! I’ve always...


Ian's Challenge - June
June’s painting is called “The Flatbrook”. It is a watercolor I painted of a trout stream in western New Jersey. It is an unassuming...

