Summer's Bounty, Winter's Comfort, It's A Win Win!!
It is that time of year that we are preserving in some way or another summer's wonderful fruits and vegetables. Be it canning, freezing or jams, we have to admit it, fall and winter are coming and there is no stopping them. Our farm stands are abundant with everything from apples to zucchini. I have found that they are still very reasonable and so please get out and support them. It has been a long dry very warm summer and they still have kept us well supplied with our favori
Not A Fan of Red Beets? Try Golden Instead!! Salad Anyone?
If you have followed my blog through the years, you know I am a fan of beets. In the last few years different kinds of beets have surfaced. If you are not a fan of red ones, you probably have not given the newer ones a second thought. Because I am a fan, I have tried the golden ones and find them to be much sweeter and for me, for some reason they seem to cook up a little faster. I even like combining the two in my recipes. I do have another blog post on here from several yea
Top A Baked Potato, Pasta, Zoodles or Rice Simply!!
Today I was gifted with a nice box of fresh garden veggies. Thank you, Heidi and Clayton. I have been waiting for a cooler morning to whip up a batch of one of my favorite summer toppings for pretty much everything and anything. I have even topped garlic crostini with this. It is so simple anyone can do it. You can probably do this on a grill in a cast iron skillet, but the reason I like to do it in my oven is because the smell is amazing. Because my squash was a tad large, I
Don't Groan at Gifted Zucchini, Embrace It!! Check Out My Ideas!!
Everyone gets nervous this time of year, why? because it is zucchini season, and it is everywhere in abundance. It's the time of year people need to get rid of some of it in order to keep sane. Yes, been there more times than I can count. It is also the time when zucchini recipes pop up everywhere. Zucchini bread especially because every cook believes their recipe is the best. You are either a fan or you are not. So, today I went a different route with a few that I had. I hav
Memories Of Those Simple Sunday Night Suppers!! Oh, That Pressure Cooker!!
Yes, you read that right. Supper was what we called nighttime meals when I was a child, so many years ago. I'm guessing my older followers will be shaking their head in agreement. My younger ones, probably not because sometime along the way, dinner became the nighttime meal. In our house supper was our biggest meal every night except Sunday. Sunday our biggest meal was at noontime, and lighter fare was at night. In summer as I have stated in previous blogs, we always had a hu