Our Summer Faves
It’s that time of year again…yes, the back-t0-school, end-of-the-summer, what-do-I-do-with-all-this-great-produce? time of year! I love hanging out at the local …Read More
Category Archives: Eating seasonally/CSA
How to Cook Fresh Kale: Sauteed with Garlic, Shrimp and Vegetables
Okay, I have a confession. I really struggle to enjoy kale. I’m okay with kale chips and the very occaisional …Read More
Homemade Salsa in 5 minutes
We’re on the countdown to Cinco de Mayo and all the delicious Mexican food that holiday can involve. We’re also …Read More
How to Make Kale Chips
I have to admit. I was a skeptic. I have never liked kale in any form because of some early …Read More
Keeping some Christmas balance with fruit and veggies
Okay, I admit it…if I have lots of Christmas goodies in the house, I do a lot of grazing. That’s …Read More
Homemade Applesauce
This week I’m making applesauce…a LOT of applesauce. This batch, and probably most of the batches I make in the …Read More
Ginger’s Oven-roasted Ratatouille
About three weeks ago, my friend Ginger started my Ratatouille journey with a gift of three beautiful eggplant and the …Read More
Catherine’s Ratatouille
I have a confession. I’ve never liked eggplant. Not even a little. Until I tasted this Ratatouille recipe from …Read More
Fresh Blueberry Season
The first question is always, where can I go to pick blueberries? Then, where is the BEST place to pick …Read More
Munching with MOPS: Roberta’s Roasted Beets with Rosemary & Garlic
Wow, what great alliteration I have going today! This is yet another post in the MOPS series of recipes that …Read More
Tomatoes stuffed with Bleu cheese and crab
These delicious treats started out as appetizers and ended up being dinner! I’m still using up an abundance of tomatoes …Read More
Roasted Tomato and Poblano Pepper Soup
Not all tomato soups are created equal. Some are WAYYYYYY more equal than others and this one beats them all. …Read More
Roasted Tomato Potato Soup
So have you been wondering what to do with those fabulous oven-roasted tomatoes? Yes, you can eat them straight off …Read More
Oven-roasted Tomatoes
Oven-roasted tomatoes, where have you BEEN all my life? I was initially just trying to avoid canning tomatoes when I …Read More
CSA Bounty + Pesto vegetable ragout
I realized tonight as I was happily chopping vegetables in my finally-NOT-blazing-hot kitchen, that I’ve been in a cooking slump …Read More
How to make pesto without pine nuts
Is it possible to make pesto without pine nuts? And why would you need to? Barb posted the other day …Read More
Summer Vegetable Casserole
Nearly 25 years ago, I was blessed to marry into a family that takes food Very Seriously. Some of my …Read More
Summer Ratatouille
I have discovered that I LOVE eggplant in this ratatouille! This is major news. Have I ever mentioned how much …Read More
Grilled peaches with balsamic honey sauce
My mother- and father-in law are adventurous cooks who bless us with their experiments whenever we vacation at the cottage …Read More
Partial Pecks of Pickled Peppers
We recently bought 4 quarts of fresh jalapeno peppers. We love jalepenos and my amazing husband canned this particular pile …Read More
