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...]
When my Uncle was in town we wanted to make something with eggplant. We tossed ideas around and looked at recipes, nothing catching our eye or our taste buds. I finally decided simply to grill the eggplant and summer squash I had on hand. I suggested making stacks with the grilled veggies, fresh mozzarella and [Read more...]
My neighbors were out for a drive and came back with fresh picked corn on the cob, the first of the season. We enjoyed some sweet corn with our meal, it was delicious, and with that first bite its official; summer is finally here. I picked my first zucchini and jalapeños, and the basil is [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...]
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 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...]
Last week Farmer John sent back a ton of produce! I was blown away, he had such a poor summer growing season but his fall crop was great. He sent back cabbage, kale, bok choy, another type of Chinese cabbage, Swiss chard, lettuce, arugula, radishes, summer squash and a cucumber. The greens always taste better [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...]
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...]