I love pears in the fall. They are definitely one of our favorite fruits, and yet we run out of things to do with them. I tend to use them anywhere one would use apples when I have a quantity of them. I’ve used them for pies, crisps, pudding cakes, […]
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Jalapeno Salsa
I’m really excited about this one today, because it’s freshly made, and it’s a result of the produce in my garden. The other day I went out to pick some mini bell peppers for the kids to snack on, when I decided that a few of my pepper plants were […]
Zesty Salsa
I promise, I’m almost done with the salsas- just two more to go after this one! This salsa is your basic, straightforward salsa that comes to us, once again, from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving. We were joking around that weekend (which was a month ago already-yikes!) that […]
Mango Salsa
Of all the salsas we made at SalsaFest 2010, this was the most unique. Again, it didn’t meet our criteria at all- it didn’t use any of the tomatoes that we were purposing to use up. But we did find a great deal on mangoes at the farmer’s market, and […]
Spicy Tomato Salsa
This salsa we made utilized a product that I’d never really used before- dried chilies. I’ve only ever used them in curries, and then I used just one or two dried chili in the pan for a few minutes before it was removed. In this case, you take dried chilies, […]
Spectacular Peach Salsa
I was going to save the best for last, because this salsa was the real surprise of the bunch, not to mention the most stunning one to look at visually. But I decided to share it first because quality peaches at the markets may be dwindling, and you definitely want […]
An Overdue Post: SalsaFest 2010
I have been a bad food blogger as of late. September has found me so remarkably busy, that by the time I have the time to sit at the computer and compose a post or two, my brain is exhausted. School is going well with the kids, but having two […]
Patty-Pan Squash, Who Knew?
Have you ever bought, grown or eaten a patty-pan squash? We discovered them a few years ago, and enjoy them on and off. What I’ve always particularly liked about them is their size. They are small, so one small squash is the perfect amount to add to something when you […]
Teriyaki-Pineapple Chicken
Tonight’s dinner was inspired by a recipe from Eating Well magazine. I don’t cook out of Eating Well nearly enough, and I tell myself that every time I make a recipe that I consider a repeater from them. I say dinner was inspired, because I didn’t follow the recipe 100% […]
A Daliance With Dill
It started innocently enough. We were going to spend an evening with friends, and I needed to bring along a salad and dessert. I had every intention of hitting the farmer’s market for salad things, but the day got away from me, and I ended up at the grocery store. […]
Happy Birthday Abigail!
Could my girl really be ten years old today? Why yes, yes she is. Once again, she requested a Star Wars cake for her birthday. I thought I could go the easy route that I took for Zander’s birthday, but unfortunately the only Star Wars Lego sets available were the […]
Dutch Oven Delights
I’ve been wanting to share this website with everyone ever since our camping trip this year. I love talking to people about what we eat when we go camping, because no one ever believes it. When the average person thinks of camping food they think of things like hot dogs, […]