We have had beautiful warm weather all the way into mid-October, allowing our summer vegetables to have a second season of beautiful fall produce. The pole beans are doing especially well this year with abundant harvests weekly. Â As you can see from the photo, the children have been having a blast hiding in the bean … More Fresh Lemony Bean Salad
If you can get your hands on some Warren pears do so immediately and you will be in for the best tasting pears on the planet! A cross between the Seckel pear and the Comice pear, it has thin, edible skin, smooth, ungritty flesh and a flavor full of honey, vanilla and heaven! Seriously, we … More “The Wonderful Warren Pear and A Pear Butter Recipe”
This morning was a gift from the weather gods! A cool, clear, crisp start to a beautiful fall-like weekend. I could finally use my oven without worrying about blasting the air conditionerđź‘Ť. So I started out to make scones but then decided it was more a muffin morning. After looking at dozens of recipes and … More “Whatever-You’ve-Got Oatmeal Muffins”
Back on June 18 I posted a recipe for Watermelon Gazpacho. Today, because I have an abundance of mostly Sungold cherry tomatoes on my counter and many varieties of cucumber taking over my fridge, I’m making a more traditional gazpacho that is SUPER EASY and only has 3 main ingredients! It takes just 10 minutes … More “Easy Golden Gazpacho”
Since peppers are coming on strong in the garden right now, I wanted to make something to feature them. Sweet, hot, mild and everywhere-in-between, there are so many peppers to choose from! I decided to make Veggie Fajitas featuring peppers and, of course, the zucchini and tomato abundance that is inevitable every summer. You can … More Veggie Fajitas
It is the summer of peaches around here. Everyone with a peach tree is happily harvesting a bumper crop this year. Since peaches are my favorite summer fruit I am thrilled and have been putting them in everything. This morning I forced myself out of bed super early (on a weekend, no less!!) so I … More Fresh Peach Scones with Peach Jam
It has just been too hot to cook so I haven’t posted many recipes this summer but my garden is bursting with beautiful vegetables needing to be eaten so I cranked up the fans and air conditioner and made a delicious meal with eggplant, shishito peppers, long beans and bok choy. It was so worth … More “Asian Sauteed Veggies with Spicy Sauce”
I finally decided to try my hand at making a healthy, vegan grilled pizza/flatbread. I have no idea what took me so long because it was FANTASTIC!!! After trying to find pre-made pizza dough in my local stores (no one carries anything remotely healthy), I just made my own dough and made enough to freeze … More Vegan Grilled Veggie “Salad” Pizza
Just returned from two weeks in North Carolina visiting my daughter and between the jet lag, weather differences and immediate return to work my body rebelled! The day after I got home I woke up to a mouthful of sores and intense pain that made it hard to eat, talk or drink anything! Ewwww! The … More “RECIPES” for SELF-CARE: Oil Pulling & Dry Brushing
I’ve eaten all the watermelon gazpacho I made last week and we still have triple digits, so cooking is out of the question! Fortunately, my peaches ripened this week and I love grilled peaches so they became the focal point of a nice refreshing salad. Â The inspiration for this came from Lazy Cat Kitchen One … More Peach Blueberry Salad with Balsamic Dressing
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