I needed an appetizer for an event and thought “Why not creative grilled cheese?” I used Italian bread and gluten free sandwich bread cut in half for me, but this could easily be done with regular sandwich bread. I have also seen and read about using mayonnaise in place of butter. I tried it and [Read more...]
Our Bunco theme last night was “procrastination” and we were asked to bring a “last minute” dish that you bring to parties- you know the ones where you need to be there in an hour and have nothing to make? The dish that you always have ingredients for in your pantry- that’s perfect! Well, what [Read more...]
I had friends over for a 4th of July cookout and swim; it was a fun filled day with good food and great friends. I wanted to make a quick fresh mozzarella and tomato appetizer, but I didn’t have any fresh tomatoes yet, so I used oven dried tomatoes from the freezer and fresh basil. [Read more...]
I have been experimenting with Quinoa, serving it stuffed in Portobello Mushrooms (see recipe under herbs), using in place of couscous or rice and thought I would try it as a cold salad. I was wondering if it would change texture like cold rice, getting hard and a bit crunchy, but the quinoa held up [Read more...]
Do you have those days where you just don’t know what to make? Well, I do. Yes, I love to talk about food, cook food, eat food and grow food but I still have those moments. Maybe it’s the winter blahs or I’m just drawing a blank. It was a bunco night and Ali was [Read more...]
The summer gardens are winding down, I guess they should be it is the first day of fall. This time of year I pick a few tomatoes, a handful of green beans, maybe a zucchini or summer squash, a little of this and a little of that. I created this “end of summer” soup [Read more...]
My niece, Madison, asked me the other day “What is Pesto?” What do you do with it? I explained the ingredients to her and how many things you can make with it. Throughout the day I kept telling her different things to do with pesto, I could go on forever. She said, “Oh, you [Read more...]
Wow the basil is growing like crazy! It’s time to make pesto. Pesto is a great way to use a lot of basil leaves and it also freezes wonderfully. I have found that the basil leaves do not freeze very well; they turn brown and lose their flavor. But Pesto on the other hand is [Read more...]
April Fool’s Day was yesterday, which fell on our monthly Bunco get together. Yes, I’m a Bunco Babe! Our theme was “Come as your opposite”; I put on a purple wig, black eyeliner, bright red lips, tattoos and an odd outfit. If I showed you the picture I would scare everyone away. We also bring a food [Read more...]
My friend came over on this cloudy/rainy day for lunch. What a way to brighten your day, spend the afternoon chatting, laughing and eating! Eating always makes me happy. This sandwich is always a hit! Friends are so impressed, like I spent all day in the kitchen! Ha, now you know the secret and see how easy [Read more...]