Farmer John gave me some of his homegrown sweet potatoes, so I decided to make roasted potatoes as a side dish for dinner. I love to cube and roast sweet potatoes with spices in the oven on high heat. Roasting them in the oven caramelizes and crisps the outside of the potato while keeping the [Read more...]
I have been experimenting with Quinoa, serving it stuffed in Portobello Mushrooms (see recipe under herbs), using in place of couscous or rice and thought I would try it as a cold salad. I was wondering if it would change texture like cold rice, getting hard and a bit crunchy, but the quinoa held up [Read more...]
My apples are holding up well in the garage. As you can see they are wrinkling slightly, but they are still good for cooking and have lots of flavor. I love to make crisps; they are a lighter dessert with lots of fruit and I cut way back on the sugar, hardly using any. I [Read more...]
What do you do with a chicken carcass after a chicken dinner? You know I don’t throw anything away, well anything that could be used. My Mom has said, “Did you grow up in the depression?” Ha Ha! Now I’m finally part of the “IN” crowd being so resourceful. I bought a yummy rotisserie chicken; [Read more...]
Do you have those days where you just don’t know what to make? Well, I do. Yes, I love to talk about food, cook food, eat food and grow food but I still have those moments. Maybe it’s the winter blahs or I’m just drawing a blank. It was a bunco night and Ali was [Read more...]
This pasta is wonderful with meaty mushrooms and lots of spinach. I did add some prosciutto and those four slices added a ton of flavor; just leave it out for a meatless option. I love creating new pasta dishes and this pasta dish is amazing with all the flavors that are guaranteed to satisfy your [Read more...]
Are you ready for the holidays? They’re here whether you’re ready or not. I’m way behind this year, usually the gifts are bought, wrapped and under the tree by now. Not this year. I think time is just going faster and faster and in a blink of an eye it’s Christmas. Even with all [Read more...]
You may recall, as you followed along with me this past year, how I said we would use some of our frozen and dried summer harvest later. Well, it’s later! It’s a chilly wintery day and time to go to our stash and use some of it to make a big pot of chili. Chili [Read more...]
We just had our Holiday Bunco Party with lots of laughter, great food and a homemade gift exchange. I made a “Cathy’s Herb Basket”, with Lemon-Mint Vinegar, a Dry Herb blend and a Lavender Sachet. Of course all from the garden, the ladies loved it and it was stolen a few times. There were lots [Read more...]
I just went through all my apples checking for bruises and spots and composting the bad. One thing is for sure, it’s time to make a big batch of applesauce! You only need one ingredient… apples. I like to mix a variety of apples to add more flavors, but use whatever you have on hand. [Read more...]