Something very exciting happened yesterday! For the first time in over a year, I felt called to the keyboard. I felt the urge to put my fingers to the letters on my computer keyboard, and tell a tale on my sadly neglected blog. Honestly, it felt really good. In fact, […]
Category: From The Garden
The Dish Of The Season- And It’s Crazy Simple!
A trend I’ve noticed among food blogs as of late is a gravitation towards foods that are regarded as “simple”. It’s definitely not a new concept- for years there have been cookbooks and blogs and magazines touting the 4, 5, 10 ingredient recipes. But it’s prevalent right now, and […]
Cottage Pies. Amazing!
Oh my goodness. Last night’s dinner was spectacular. It was a repeat of a dish I’ve made several times before, but never quite in this same way. I’ve posted about this dish before- the original recipe came from Eating Well magazine several years ago. Every time I’ve made it I’ve […]
Lacto-Fermented Salsa
I have wanted to try this recipe for a very long time. Every time I see the recipe or have a discussion about fermented foods (what, you don’t have those?) my thoughts drift to this salsa and I wonder what it tastes like. Yet, I’ve never done it, mostly because […]
A Simple Hot Pepper Sauce
I have a confession to make. I’m getting tired from processing the garden. This is a fabulous place to be, because it means that I’ve been getting a decent harvest this year and am putting all kinds of tasty treasures away for winter. This week I’ve frozen a second batch […]
Ham & Chard Stuffed Shells from Eating Well
This dish was a HUGE winner for the Waz household. Everyone enjoyed it immensely, and Zander even cleaned his plate- swiss chard and all. I really expected that he would sit with his stuffed shells and pick as many green bits out that he could. But he didn’t, and he […]
Spanakopita Loaded Potatoes
It’s no secret that I am a foodie magazine junkie. I love receiving them in the mail, and then sitting down during a quiet afternoon/evening with a cup of coffee or tea and going through them. I’m always on the lookout for new meal inspiration that fits into a busy […]
How To Freeze Zucchini
It’s that time of year! The time of year where zucchini growers can be found on every street corner begging for people to take their over-sized vegetables. Most people will happily take one or two, but then there are SO many left. Zucchini plants can produce like gangbusters, or just […]
Pickled Peperoncini Peppers
Oh my, these are good! These are SO good! Even better when I look at these jars and realize that I grew these peppers, as well as the garlic flavoring the brine. A few weeks ago I looked at my Peperoncini plants and realized that there were an awful lot […]
I Made The Best Chicken Salad The Other Day…
But I don’t have a picture. There is a story here though. It was Sunday, July 5th, the tail end of a busy holiday weekend, and a busy last week in the kitchen preserving fruit. Because it was a holiday weekend, we had the unexpected bonus of not having an […]
Adding Kale To A Thai Green Curry
For the longest time I stayed away from making green curries at home. For one, I was worried that green curry meant that it was crazy hot, so the kids wouldn’t eat it. Secondly, it relies on coconut milk a lot, and while I do use coconut milk from time […]
Pasta Puttanesca with Kale
I have long been a fan of kale- well before it became in vogue to be a fan of kale. The reason I have been a fan of kale really has little to do with the nutritional properties, rather, it’s because of the fact that I can grow it easily! […]