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....
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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...
In Search of Cudighi
This has been a bit of a quest! A few months back we were given some cudighi. I tucked it in the freezer and didn’t really think about it again until recently....
Do You Have What It Takes?
To Build A Better Burger? I keep thinking I do… with so many variations on a hamburger, how do you decide what makes the best burger? Here is my entry from last...
W is NOT for Watermelon Radish
The other day as we were looking at the garden, Andy pointed to a flowering stalk and asked what it was. Hmm. That looks like one of my watermelon radishes underneath, but...
My Farmer’s Market Finds
We have 1 bunch of small beets, 1 bunch of spring onions, 2 pounds of sugar snap peas, one potted sunflower, 2 yellow tomatoes, a handful of large cherry tomatoes, 1 pound...
Strawberry Day!
We started with six generous pails of freshly picked strawberries.And ended with about 45 pints of homemade strawberry jam goodness.Whew. And only someone who is insane would spend the day with a...
Sweet Simplicity
Sometimes all you need is a plate of grilled New Zealand Greenshell Mussels, some butter, olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and a scattering of parsley.Pure decadence. I doubt Andy enjoyed them...
Returning To The Pantry
I’ve spent the last day with my nose in a book. (Much to the dismay of my dirty home.) After seeing several blogs this past week discuss a photo-essay published by Time...
Carrot-Pineapple Bread
Loyal readers already know how much I adore a good quick bread. Whether it be a muffin, scone, or loaf of a lightly sweetened bread. My Recipe Trove has quite a few...