Zucchini season is here! Zucchini are so versatile you can add them to just about anything from baked goods to anything savory. I remember my nieces, Madison and Morgan; they were about 3 and 4 years old at the time. I had a huge zucchini and I wanted them to hold it and for a [Read more...]
Freezing herbs is an easy way to retain the fresh taste of herbs throughout the year. My favorites to freeze are dill, parsley, chives, and mint. Just snip or chop them frozen into your favorite recipe. They have great flavor, but don’t except to garnish a dish with a sprig of frozen parsley, it will [Read more...]
Fresh green beans picked right from the garden taste wonderful. When green beans are ready they start producing quickly. It’s more than you can eat, well unless you’re my friend with a family of six with four hungry teenagers. If not, it’s best to freeze them. A quick and easy process and you will enjoy them [Read more...]
Quinoa (pronounced KEEN-wah) is the recently popular grain to try. It’s an excellent source of protein, high in iron, calcium, magnesium, B vitamins and fiber. I really like it. It is hard to find new recipes but I have found using it in place of rice or couscous dishes works well. It’s great as a [Read more...]
Farmer John sent back some red raspberries, thanks my favorite! Fresh organic raspberries are very perishable so I am freezing most of them right away. I left a pint out for cereal and yogurt. I love raspberries sweetened with just a bit of sugar to juice them up and spoon them over fresh tapioca pudding. Raspberry is [Read more...]
My neighbor, Howard, grows black raspberries and he told me last week he had picked enough and I can pick the rest. I sure do have some GREAT neighbors! I have been battling the thorns and picking a quart every other day. We have been putting them on cereal, I threw them in buckwheat pancakes [Read more...]
My husband grew up on Lake Erie with three brothers, a father and grandfather who all loved to fish. They’re naturally competitive so they entered fishing tournaments and have even won some. Now the nephews have grown up and fishing is in their blood. Needless to say we always have Lake Erie Perch in the [Read more...]
The snow peas have arrived! They are so pretty with their delicate flowers and vines. My niece Madison comes to mind, when she was a young child and visiting she would always ask if she could just pick them and eat them right off the vine. She loved them fresh off the vine, of course I let [Read more...]
Our refrigerator/freezer went out-ugh! Good thing the bar fridge, gazebo fridge and my neighbors were available. It makes it a little more difficult to cook when you have to go between 3 refrigerators for your food. I kept checking the temperature of the refrigerators so nothing spoiled but, a couple things froze. Yesterday an appliance [Read more...]
I encourage you all to use your herbs in your daily cooking. Most of us think of herbs as an afterthought but, we shouldn’t, they are full of vitamins and minerals. Tasty, low in calories, colorful and great nutrition-need I say more. Some countries will serve a herb salad, no lettuce just herbs; try it. Add [Read more...]