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!
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
I was so excited to pick the first ripe cherry tomatoes. Now our regular tomatoes are no where near producing fruit, but are covered with blossoms, so we should have a good harvest. Several of our green onions/scallions are harvest ready, too. And we had volunteer cilantro come up in one of the flower pots near the back door. Just enough of each to make … Continue reading Fireworks in a Bowl: Southwestern Potato Salad for our 250th!
My niece, Barb, lives with her family in Maryland so when she visits, we have a lot of catching up to do. And we always talk about what we’re cooking. Barb told me she’s trying to cook healthy with more fiber and protein so I told her next time she comes we’ll cook some heirloom Lebanese recipes, like tabouleh and stuffed zucchini. She’s been experimenting … Continue reading Barb’s Quinoa Salad
As some of you know, each week I chat with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. Today it was all about radishes. Did you know they were eaten as a staple of the slaves during Bible days? (And by the way – I had a fun time cooking with friends and colleagues, Giovanna Trimpe and Annie Mitchell at the Cincitalia Festival at … Continue reading VEGGIE CREAM CHEESE SPREAD BETTER THAN STORE BOUGHT
First, an apology. I haven’t chatted with you for a while – we’ve had some very sad events happening here with family on our little patch of heaven. My beloved brother, Charlie, passed away suddenly and we are doing our best to get through. So things have been put on the back burner, so to speak. Today I had a nice conversation with Matt Swaim … Continue reading Another Yummy Strawberry Pie Recipe
Chatting with Matt Swaim today on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio was so much fun. With Mother’s Day coming up, we talked about Mary Gardens and how to incorporate this ancient, lovely project into your everyday. Mary Gardens were started during medieval times and were usually gardens that were enclosed, often in monasteries. Today Mary Gardens are popular, but in a different form. Think … Continue reading Culinary/Cook’s Mary Garden for Mother’s Day and Cream Mints
Remember a couple of months ago I told you about tapping the maple trees for syrup? We harvested over 12 gallons of sap and spent a couple of days boiling the sap down on my kitchen stove to make maple syrup. We wound up with close to 2 cups. We’ve been enjoying this precious commodity on pancakes, in hot tea and in granola. I hope you … Continue reading Maple Granola with Homemade Maple Syrup
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