Month: July 2008

With the fair recently in town, I once again succumbed to the allure of freshly squeezed lemonade.  Why, oh why is that stuff so fabulously good- so much so that I’ll pay any price for a glass full of this delightfully sweet lemon concoction.  Here in the Midwest where citrus […]

I mean the fish.  Have you tried Dory fillets at all?  The last time the kids and I were shopping for fish, I asked them what they would like to try.  They both lit up at the thought of eating a fish called dory, so that’s the one we grabbed. […]

I can’t tell you how long I was intimidated by the mere idea of a homemade vinaigrette.  Really and truly, it scared me, and I was so worried that I would mess it up and a salad would be ruined.  So I thought today I would share some very simple, […]

For real!  Tummy Treasure is going to be a bit sporadic over the next week as we’re going to be hiding in the woods trying to commune with nature.  On our agenda is some serious pan-fishing, swimming, and some wild berry picking.  We can’t wait for the week of leisure. […]

The other day for dinner I had made some Corn Muffins to go with dinner.  They were the perfect addition to the meal, but we had a few too many to eat with dinner.  I had one for breakfast the next day with some jam, but really, I prefer corn […]

Isn’t that pretty! I’ve been waiting for two years for this clematis to bloom, and now my patience has been rewarded! When I first put him in the ground, he was a sickly plant and last year he hardly grew at all, and honestly, I thought it had died.  So […]

And that means that I have another article up at Kids Cuisine this week.  This week I talked a little about snacking while we’re camping.  We burn more calories camping than we do at home- so it’s important that our snacking be something that gives our body fuel-not just fills […]

Yesterday I took the kids to the library to pick out some books.  We haven’t been spending very much time in the library this summer, it seems we’re always busy doing something! While there, I headed over to the cookbook section and just casually browsed- looking for something exciting.  I […]

Yesterday for Sunday Company Dinner, I simply had to do something with blueberries.  My supply is sadly dwindling, but I so wanted to share the luscious bounty with our closest friends.  My first thoughts really dwelled on the pie from the other day.  However, it was Sunday, it was hot […]

That’s exactly where we are right now.  It could be simply because we’ve never experienced a plethora of blueberries before, but we’re really, really enjoying them.  I have to thank my friends who sent me to Sunny Hill Farms in the first place.  I went there to pick strawberries, and […]

Is a wee bit more than you would think.  Nevertheless, I’ve already determined that next year…I’m ordering more.  I think I’ll be back later with a pie. In the meantime though, there’s a few new things in the Garden Notes.  Looks like the eggplant is on it’s way.  Now I […]

I imagine that by this time of year, most people are tired of the same old grill fare- burgers, dogs, brats, etc.  Not us.  In fact, we’ve had hot dogs twice, brats once, and burgers once- and that was way back in March!  They’ve simply been off my radar, so […]