My husband needed an international dish to take to a work potluck. I created this easy salad with pineapple, black beans, heat from a jalapeño and lots of chopped cilantro. It is great served at room temperature, tastes better as it sits and can be made ahead of time. Well, it was a hit! People [Read more...]
When I was in Italy I had some fabulous soups; such as vegetable soup with beans and Ribolleta, which is the vegetable soup with day old bread added to it. Tomato and bread soup was also on many menus. One I have not been able to find is a recipe for creamy bean, Arborio rice [Read more...]
Farmer John sent back big beautiful full heads of Chinese cabbage, about 2 ½ feet tall. Not just 1 or2 but 8 heads of it! Its’ so big he sent it back in a trash bag! Needless to say I had lots of cabbage to experiment with to get a recipe right. I know in [Read more...]
To my delight farmer John sent back a slew of greens; Mustard, Kale and Collards. He also sent back a shopping bag full of a variety of lettuces, including arugula. The gardens are still producing, I have a little bit of kale and herbs left but the professionals know how to do it right. Pay [Read more...]
Wondering where I have been the last couple of weeks? Italy! More specifically Central Tuscany 30 minutes south of Florence or Firenze as it’s called in Italy. A dream trip! We had enough air miles to fly there and we stayed 12 days. How do I tell you in a nutshell how our 12 [Read more...]
Have you been picking tons of peppers before a frost/freeze hits your area like I have? Lori my friend just mentioned to me she picked a bucket of jalapeños and doesn’t know what to do with them. I had several ideas to share and here are a couple; chop them up and freeze in a [Read more...]
This is the perfect time of year for all of the greens such as kale, mustard, Swiss chard, Chinese, etc. Don’t pull up those greens yet! They will taste even sweeter after a frost. Let them grow, you will be surprised how long they will continue to grow, sometimes a snow doesn’t even hurt them. [Read more...]
Fall is here and the summer gardens are winding down. The peppers are still abundant, the bushes are full of peppers and will keep producing until they freeze. Finally here is the recipe for my pickled . I have been making these for over a decade and we love them! Sometimes they are hot and [Read more...]
When I was at the farmers market I bought some fresh corn on the cob and it was delicious. I believe the best way to eat in season corn is to simply steam it until just tender and eat it right off the cob. No butter for me, just the fresh taste of the corn. [Read more...]
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...]