We’ve had a lot of cherry tomatoes from our garden this summer. There’s nothing like walking into the backyard and picking tomatoes for dinner.
Here are a few of my recipes that use tomatoes: [Read more…] about Ingredient Spotlight: Tomatoes 2012
Everyday Food for Busy People
We’ve had a lot of cherry tomatoes from our garden this summer. There’s nothing like walking into the backyard and picking tomatoes for dinner.
Here are a few of my recipes that use tomatoes: [Read more…] about Ingredient Spotlight: Tomatoes 2012
Chicken legs are such a kid friendly food. They also tend to be more affordable than other cuts of meat.
Last year, I figured out the secret to grilling chicken legs.
I also like making chicken legs in the slow cooker:
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Are fresh berries in season at your farmer’s market? Or maybe even in your own backyard?
I haven’t picked fresh blackberries very many times in my life, but one time stands out as special. I was with my mom and my oldest daughter, who was just a baby. We had been visiting with my great-aunt Denny and my cousin Vick. Both of them were elderly, but still spry.
Aunt Denny decided we should go out to an old family cemetery in Estill County, KY. I remember she was wearing a house dress and she added a sun bonnet before we went outside. A real sun bonnet, like in the olden days. She was in her late 80s or early 90s at the time and this was 20 years ago. Even so, it was long past the time when people donned sun bonnets, but it seemed fitting for her.
In the cemetery, among the old stones marking graves of great-grandparents and other family members, were blackberry brambles. We picked enough to make a small cobbler for dessert that night. That was one of the best desserts I’ve ever eaten, simply because of the story and the people.
Here’s the recipe we used to make the cobbler, along with a few others: [Read more…] about Ingredient Spotlight: Blueberries, Raspberries and Blackberries
We eat a fair amount of hot dogs, brats and smoked sausage during the summer. They are so quick to throw on the grill and serve with watermelon, corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes or some such.
I don’t have any recipes that involve hot dogs. I do have some recipes for smoked sausage and Italian sausage: [Read more…] about Ingredient Spotlight: Hot Dogs & Sausage
I love growing fresh herbs in the garden. There’s something lovely about wandering out to the backyard and pulling fresh basil leaves to add to the dinner pasta.
Or enjoying the scent by running my hand through the lavender while I water the plants.
Basil is my favorite fresh herb to grow. It grows well and adds so much flavor to dishes. But I also like growing chives, rosemary, thyme, mint… I grow lavender just for the scent. I’ve never tried cooking with it. Have any of you? I’d love to see some recipes that use lavender, whether for food or homemade soaps or lotions.
Here are some of my recipes that use fresh herbs: [Read more…] about Ingredient Spotlight: Fresh Herbs 2012