Oh, it’s definitely feeling Fall’ish out there! The leaves are all shades of yellow, orange & red & there’s a crispness in the air that signals it’s time to pull out pants & long sleeves. It’s time to get cozy!!! And that definitely includes food changes that lean towards more soups & stews, hearty main
If you’ve paid any attention to the weather forecast, you’ll see that, by Thurs., nighttime temperatures will drop close to freezing. For us home gardeners it means that the time has come to harvest all of your warm weather crops – tomatoes, peppers, zucchini & basil. Speaking of basil…if your plants did as well as
There’s something really comforting & homey about a classic tomato pasta dish. And when that tomato sauce gets a boost in both flavor & aroma from an unlikely ingredient like vodka…well, you’ve got a homerun meal! Here’s to Pasta alla Vodka featuring a rich, creamy, smooth, savory sauce perfect for a simple, yet amazingly flavorful
So, you have company coming for dinner & you need a showy, but relatively easy dessert. Look no further than flan! It’s creamy, dreamy & can be riffed in all sorts of ways to highlight the season. Think lemon flan for spring, fresh fruit flan for summer, pumpkin flan for fall, eggnog flan for the
Every time I make seafood for dinner I always think “I should cook this more often.” Fish (all kinds) is an amazing meal option – it thaws out quickly, cooks up incredibly fast, can be flavored in multiple ways & is a great source of protein. What’s not to love?! My main go-to’s have been
OK…I admit…I detest pickles!! So you can imagine my hesitation when I saw this recipe. My mind went immediately to “Why ruin a perfectly good coleslaw with pickle juice?!!” But then I remembered Dr. Seuss & “Green Eggs & Ham“. I made it, I tried it…and whatya know…I liked it! This Dill Pickle Coleslaw makes
Oh, my goodness…I have SO much zucchini!! My one plant has produced so many squashes that I’ve fallen behind. Which means I’ve ended up with ginormous zucchinis that are really too big for much of anything…except Zucchini Bread! Here’s a tasty recipe guaranteed to make a dent in those overgrown zucchinis. Enjoy! Makes 1 loaf
As you may know, this year I planted a summer garden…and it’s doing amazingly well! I have so much basil & zucchini that I’m having a hard time keeping up with it all. A good problem to have! So, instead of leaving zucchini on the neighbor’s doorstep in the middle of the night, I dug
This spring I planted a small garden – zucchini, cucumbers, a bunch of tomatoes, jalapeno, green pepper & a couple basil plants. All are doing quite well…but the basil…oh, the basil…! I have soooooo much that I’ve had to go looking for ways to use it other than pesto. Introducing Basil Mayo! This is a
When temps heat up, I reach for simple recipes that don’t require too much cooking. My go-to’s are often basil or parsley pesto…but sometimes I find my kitchen low on herbs. Wha’s a cook to do?? Introducing Pesto Pantesco (a different kind of pesto)! This little-known pesto from Pantelleria uses the unopened flower buds of