It has been a busy couple weeks! My strawberries have exploded and I’ve been picking baskets everyday! We have eaten them by the handfuls, in oatmeal, with yogurt, strawberry pancakes and I churned a half gallon of strawberry sherbet. I have frozen gallons of them that we will be able to enjoy all winter long. [Read more...]
Thursday was the first day of the Easton Farmers Market and it couldn’t be a more perfect day. The weather was great! The produce was beautiful! Juicy strawberries, lots of lettuce, snow peas, herbs, honey, plants, syrups, and much more. Come check it out every Thursday through August, the produce is fresh and changes with the [Read more...]
The Easton Farmers Market season begins today! I will have a HomeGardenCook table, come meet me and talk about cooking tips, recipes and food!! The Market is every Thursday, 4-7 p.m., through August! Check out details at www.EastonFarmersMarket.org Hope to see you out and about 🙂 Cathy [Read more...]
Hello everyone. The last few months have been busy with the holidays, families but most of all we lost our beloved Golden Retriever, Frasier. We said goodbye the first week of January, he got to visit everyone across Ohio over the holidays and be with all his cousins (the kids). He never lost his appetite [Read more...]
Cinco De Mayo is this week, here are some ideas to get you into the spirit of the day. Try the California Fish Tacos with Radish and Cilantro Slaw for a new twist on Taco night. The weather has been chilly make the Mexican Soup to warm you up. Don’t forget the salsas and the [Read more...]
Do you love chocolate covered bananas but don’t get indulge as often? Well, here is an idea that will let you indulge as often as you like. You won’t believe it. Spoon some coco powder onto a small dish. Dip and press your banana into the coco powder. Now, take a bite. Chew, chew are [Read more...]
OK, sorry I have not been posting many recipes. I did not fall off the face of the earth, I’m still here. I was put on a gluten free diet for 10 days. No big deal, I’m a cook, there are tons of substitutions such as; quinoa, lots of rice’s (brown, red, jasmine), corn products [Read more...]
Do you have your Easter meal planned? Are you looking for ideas? Something new? Here are a few ideas. Asparagus Salad is something you can make the day before. Strawberry Salad with Goat Cheese, Orange Kissed Green Beans or Green Beans with Shitakes and Walnuts are all a fresh side dish for your Easter dinner. Rhubarb [Read more...]
Oh my gosh, I am so sore. My arms are quivering and my legs are shaky. My muscles sure did get a workout. We spent the day dragging the fallen trees from the ice storm to the front of the yard. Then my hubby cut them up and loaded them into the trailer. I already spent a [Read more...]
O.K. I said yesterday how beautiful the ice was, well the next day…not so pretty. More ice came and then the winds. It sounded like gun shots outside, but it was the tree branches snapping and then crashing to the ground. As you can see we have a lot of cleanup to do; many hours [Read more...]