Risotto Lessons from a Beet
I am a complete risotto novice. I’ve only ever attempted it once, to rather poor results. I’ve never even eaten it out- risotto is just not common on menus here in NE...
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Cucumbers…In Soup?
Andy’s away this week working out of town, so I thought I should take advantage of the opportunity to try some “out there” recipes for me. Most often I am good at...
C is for Cucumber
It had to be so. I’m in the middle of a wonderful explosion. Every day I head out to the garden and pick the cucumbers that are of pickling size and hide...
The Bars That Dreams Are Made of
“Erika, what are you doing?” “I’m baking of course, what does it look like?” “But it’s 96º outside and muggy!” Such is my devotion to this blog and my readers. And that...
Back In The Game!
All week long I’ve been planning tonight’s post. After a whole week away, I wanted the post to be insightful and wonderful. My initial plan had been to post about a bar...
Tummy Treasure on Vacation!
I tried really hard to come up with a last minute “wow” recipe to leave you with. I really did try. Unfortunately, when you plan at almost the last minute to go...
A Simple Saute
I had planned on posting about last night’s chicken dinner. It was an herbed lemon chicken cooked in the crock pot. And I should have known better. When I put it all...
Remembering Some Older Recipes
One of the hazards of blogging is that a recipe that you’ve tried and enjoyed often gets shelved and forgotten in favor of something new. Since I’m always looking for something new...
A fantastic use for beets
And no, B will not be for beets. One of the few veggies that I cannot get my kids to taste- regardless how it’s prepared or whether or not we’ve grown it....
Weekend Extra…Butter!
Trust me on this… get the ingredients you need to make this fantastic cilantro-lime butter and smear it on freshly roasted corn on the cob. A big thank you to applecrisp on...
A Perfect Salad
Thank you everyone for the well wishes yesterday. I was a bit nervous to say the least. Yesterday went okay, essentially we did a Q&A session to introduce me to the newspaper...
Letting The Cat Out…
Just a little bit. 🙂 I have to apologize because my posts over the last week or so have been pretty lame. Sorry, I’ve been a bit distracted this week. But there...