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...]
My friend’s son went to Alaska to spend the summer working for his grandmother. When he came back you could see the excitement in his eyes, eager to tell us about his experience. What an adventure! He also brought us a fifteen pound (bone-in) Sheefish about 2 feet long. I couldn’t thank him and his [Read more...]
The Ohio corn has been really good this year! As you can see I have been experimenting with corn, I usually enjoy it on the cob but recently have been adding it to pasta’s and salads. I created a salad with ribbons of zucchini, fresh cherry tomatoes and a little corn off the cob. I [Read more...]
Many people ask me for salad recipes when most of the time I simply throw together what I have on hand. I typically stick with a theme, such as Asian or Mexican, but this time I started with leftover “Greek Lemon Chicken” (search for this yummy recipe on this site). I had fresh lettuce out [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...]
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...]
In Central Ohio September is the biggest tomato month. Tomatoes have started ripening in mid July and we got to enjoy them in August. Now in September it seems as if all the tomatoes left on the vine ripen at once and we are looking for something to do with them. With the heat I [Read more...]
Eggplant is in season in Central Ohio, it’s time to enjoy their bounty. I typically grill off a batch, whether I have Asian, globe, Italian or any of the many varieties out there and there are many. My husband is not crazy about the texture, so I don’t have many recipes since I just add [Read more...]
The gardening season is winding down; I’m picking the last of the red tomatoes and pickling the green ones. I’m also making batches of pesto and freezing it for the winter, see pesto recipe and how to freeze at homegardencook. When you thought I couldn’t come up with another pesto recipe, here’s another one. Not [Read more...]