Recipes

Dutch Baby, aka German Oven-Pancake

Doesn’t that look impressive?  It may look as though this German oven-pancake took lots of time and careful preparation, but…

2 years ago

Balsamic Roasted Carrots

This week, I’m going to share one of my very favorite side dishes.  If you ask me, there’s almost nothing…

2 years ago

Blackberry Almond Cake

Tables and booths are overflowing with the spoils of summer, one of my very favorites being juicy, tart blackberries.  This…

2 years ago

Savory, Summer Minestrone

I took a trip to the farmers’ market this week and the bounty piled upon the vendors’ tables was a…

2 years ago

Greek Tossed Salad

Sometimes, you just want a really tasty salad, am I right, folks? Don’t get me wrong; I am wholeheartedly omnivorous.…

2 years ago

Fresh Summer Peach Quick Bread

It’s my favorite time of the season again, friends: Peach time!  Every year, I wait not-so-patiently for the local farmstands…

2 years ago

Peter Piper Picked a Peck: DIY Pickles on the Homestead

Homesteaders are accustomed to spending time at home and taking on projects in the kitchen.  Now that everyone has been…

2 years ago

Fresh Guacamole

They’ve had the most amazing, rich, buttery, perfectly-perfect avocados at my local grocery stores this summer.  There’s something so glorious…

2 years ago

Relief for Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac: The Poisonous Triplets

"Oh My Heavens! It's in My Bellybutton!" Taming the Poisonous Triplets The worst place I ever got poison ivy was…

2 years ago

Caprese Pasta Salad

Caprese salad brings together some of my very favorite summer flavors.  In fact, when I’m missing the warmth of the…

2 years ago

Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Cake

I can't tell you all how happy I am that summer is here.  Not because of the high temperatures and…

2 years ago

Savory Snack Mix

“Woo-hoo! Float trip!!”  If you know what a float trip is, you know why I’m so looking forward to this…

2 years ago