One evening I needed a quick appetizer, the bunco babes were getting together for conversation and a glass of wine. Basil and tomatoes are abundant in the garden and I wanted to use them but in a different way. I came up with this one bite appetizer, it’s a ladies one bite. It looks fancy, pretty [Read more...]
Zucchini season is coming to an end, celebrate with this spicy, creamy and low-fat bisque. It has a good kick of spice, if you like less heat cut back on the cayenne to a pinch or entirely. I made it with evaporated milk instead of cream and it’s creamy with fewer calories and just as [Read more...]
I have had many requests lately for more eggplant recipes. Yes, eggplant, that beautiful and shiny fruit that always seems to beg the question “What do I do with this?” I add eggplant to lots of different dishes without thinking about it much at all. It is widely used in many countries; Italy, Thailand, Japan, [Read more...]
I am sharing with you today my quick, light and tasty Goat Cheese Herb Scramble. I have made this many times over the years with the variety of herbs I have growing in my gardens. This was a big hit with the ladies when 10 of us stayed in a cabin for a “girls” get [Read more...]
Asian lettuce wraps are so delicious, full of flavor and can be very healthy. This is the perfect time to make them with the abundance of fresh herbs, lettuce, green onion and jalapeño growing in our gardens or available at your local farmers market. It’s also light, fresh and almost a no cook meal on [Read more...]
I bought a ten pound bag of Vidalia onions from a club at our local Aladdin Shrine this past May and they have been really sweet this year. Like my Grandma said, “you can eat it like an apple”. Also at the Easton Farmers Market I bought some zucchini from Roger of Yankee Street Farms. [Read more...]
I’m still enjoying what spring has to offer such as asparagus, chives, mint and parsley. It’s all is so fresh and, well, springy. With that thought in mind I created an Israeli Couscous Salad keeping it light and fresh with lots of lemon and artichoke hearts. Serve this as a side salad or top with [Read more...]
I created this salad for one, it’s what I had for lunch, with a couple spears of asparagus, an egg, lettuce and spring herbs. My small planting of asparagus gives a few spears a week, not enough to make it a meal but it’s perfect for this salad. Notice I said to use cooked asparagus, [Read more...]
I have never been a cooked carrot fan; just ask my husband, I never make them as a side dish. I love adding them to soups and other dishes but never by themselves. I have been seeing recipes for roasted carrots lately and I know I love other veggies roasted, so why not give it [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...]