Another Bunco month and I needed a quick dish to take so I made great northern beans with roasted red pepper and slivered fresh sage leaves. I quizzed a few of the Bunco Babes and they weren’t quite sure what the herb was, surprise fresh sage leaves! Tastes nothing like dried sage out of jar. [Read more...]
I have been interested in the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program and recently bought a trial box from Rock Dove Farms in Central Ohio. It was exciting to see what I would get and I was ready to get cooking. It reminds me of the cooking competitions where you get a box of ingredients and [Read more...]
Are you enjoying all your fresh veggies and basil out of the garden this summer? My husband always wants some kind of skewered meat and I have to admit it’s a lot more work to cube the meat and thread them onto the skewers, but it’s worth it. I have an awesome pesto recipe I [Read more...]
By golly I think I did it! I have been experimenting with Vietnamese spring rolls for over a year and I think I finally figured it out. My wrappers used to fall apart and tear, then my sauce was never to my satisfaction. So, when my Uncle and I went to a Vietnamese restaurant recently, [Read more...]
Is everyone ready to fire up the grills this weekend? Hopefully it won’t be raining, but I’ll grill in the rain with an umbrella either way. You’ll have to try this Pineapple-Kiwi Salsa that I created it will go great with your grilled meat. I made jerk pork chops and we topped it with this [Read more...]
My Mom got a cookbook in New Orleans when we were little and this quick Shrimp Etouffee dish was one she made often. This recipe is made in the microwave and is really easy and quick. Now for you purists who know you’re etouffee, I know it should have the deep roux color by cooking [Read more...]
What do you do with a chicken carcass after a chicken dinner? You know I don’t throw anything away, well anything that could be used. My Mom has said, “Did you grow up in the depression?” Ha Ha! Now I’m finally part of the “IN” crowd being so resourceful. I bought a yummy rotisserie chicken; [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...]
You may recall, as you followed along with me this past year, how I said we would use some of our frozen and dried summer harvest later. Well, it’s later! It’s a chilly wintery day and time to go to our stash and use some of it to make a big pot of chili. Chili [Read more...]
My neighbor Carol and I have all these green tomatoes we pulled off the vines that are ripening on her enclosed back porch. They don’t have that summer tomato flavor but they do taste better than those from the grocery store! I’m glad we still have garden tomatoes for our sandwiches and I keep making [Read more...]