Have You Ever Had A Collard Green?
Collard greens (among many greens) are not a food that is typically found or served here in the northern part of the country. I’m not entirely sure why that is. I assumed...
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From The Garden
Balsamic Browned Butter Asparagus
We were gifted some of the first asparagus of the season the other night. We seldom eat it unless it is freshly harvested, because there is just no comparison between the two....
Those End Of Season Green Beans
A few weeks ago I went to clean out my community garden plot for the season. It was a dismal growing year for me over there, so I was surprised as all...
Quick! While You Still Have Fresh Tomatoes!
I apologize because I should have posted this recipe much sooner. Tomato season is rapidly coming to a close here in Wisconsin, but hopefully you can find a few to make this...
Swordfish Tacos
There should be more Swordfish Tacos in the world! Yesterday was an oddball day where it was just me home alone for dinner. You wouldn’t believe all the possibilities that rolled through...
Tabbouleh With Chickpeas
I am on a roll with the August issue of Eating Well magazine. In particular, the feature on grain salads has produced two winners so far- and I’m eyeing up a third...
Quick Strawberry Salad with Vinaigrette
When you live in a Northern climate like I do, you tend to look at magazines and magazine articles with a jaded eye. When a magazine is touting “fresh strawberries now” in...
Roasted Beet and Barley Salad
My August issue of Eating Well magazine arrived on a day where I was thinking about cooking something new for dinner. As we settled into the house last week, it took a...
Green Tomato Pickles
Cold arrived early this year in the Tummy Treasure gardens. Though our first REAL cold day seems to be today, the ripening in the garden seemed to all but come to a...
Time To Put The Canner Away?
It could be. Though, I said that at the beginning of October, and since then I’ve put up nearly 25 quarts of tomatillos, tomatoes and assorted green tomato pickles. So who knows...
A Cherry Tomato Abundance
As I was planning my garden this spring, one of the visions I had in my head was of glorious bowls of salad from the garden. I had thoughts of bowls of...
The Easiest Pasta Sauce!
One of the many challenges with our new schedule is trying to not make the same things over and over. There are several nights a week where I need to make a...