Blackberry Season: 2 Cobblers!

Photo: Joanie’s blackberry peach cobbler My three granddaughters, Eva, Emerson and Ellery, came over to visit a few days ago. We made a batch of tabouleh with vegetables and herbs picked fresh from the garden.  Eva wanted some wild grapevine leaves to use as “scoops” for the tabouleh. Well, there’s sure enough of those here on our little patch of heaven, and we found plenty … Continue reading Blackberry Season: 2 Cobblers!

Midnight Pasta for Supper

It wasn’t midnight when I made midnight spaghetti yesterday for a late supper. But it was later than our usual 6 PM meal when I finally got back to the kitchen to cook. The reason? The intense summer heat that continues here on my little patch of heaven in southwestern Ohio and how it’s affecting our baker’s dozen flock of chickens.  Now the chickens usually … Continue reading Midnight Pasta for Supper