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Coconut, pie crusts and doughs, pies tarts

Coconut Cream Pie: One from Scratch and One from a box with a secret ingredient added!

Now that we’ve finally gotten a bit of cooler weather here in Southwestern Ohio, I find myself wanting to make pie, in particular coconut cream pie.  I’ve got 2 recipes for you to try. One is completely from scratch. I call this the “restaurant” version.  The other recipe starts out with a cook & serve box of vanilla pudding mix. Augmented with a whole egg … Continue reading Coconut Cream Pie: One from Scratch and One from a box with a secret ingredient added!

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About Rita, Appetizers, Basil, Tomatoes

I say ToMAtoes; do you say ToMAHtoes?

Regardless of how you pronounce this beloved seasonal vegetable here on my little patch of heaven, trying to get a photo of an abundant tomato harvest isn’t easy when my girls/chickens are out and about. That’s why you see 2 of them approaching the bowl of tomatoes perched on our outhouse stoop. I thought you’d like to see a photo of all these different kinds … Continue reading I say ToMAtoes; do you say ToMAHtoes?

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About Rita, Bible, Bread, Pita/Flat bread, Salads, Uncategorized

Fattoush!

I so enjoy chatting with Matt Swaim each Thursday morning on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart Radio. Today it was all about Fattoush – that Lebanese salad that incorporates toasted pita and sumac in the recipe. Fattoush, the word, is from the Arabic word “fatt,” meaning “crushed” or “crumbled,” referring to the bread pieces in the salad. It’s actually the root word of fattoush. It’s an … Continue reading Fattoush!

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About Rita, Appetizers, Bible, Cheese, Uncategorized

Baked Feta with Garlic & Oregano

OK today when chatting with Matt Swaim on the Sonrise Morning Show/Sacred Heart radio, the subject was cheese – yes, cheese was eaten during Bible times (perhaps not in the form we know today) but in 2 Samuel David is offered “honey, and curds, and sheep and cheese of kine (cow) as provisions. So cheese is indeed an ancient food. How about having feta as the … Continue reading Baked Feta with Garlic & Oregano

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Refrigerator Dills like the Deli

When we were growing up, Mom had an unusual method to remove  bitterness that sometimes happens with cucumbers. She’d cut a small piece off the blossom end, set that aside, then cut a thin slice off the cucumber. After tasting the thin slice, if the cucumber was bitter, she’d rub the cut piece onto the cucumber and voila, we’d see a bit of foam forming.  … Continue reading Refrigerator Dills like the Deli

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Foraging, Fruit, Jams, jellies

Jammin’ It

Here on my little patch of heaven in Southwestern Ohio, we have been invaded. With cicadas. Everywhere. I can’t even hang clothes out on the line! But there’s a silver lining in this cicada cloud after all. They are not bothering the wild fruit, like black raspberries and mulberries. I went foraging yesterday and harvested enough to make a lovely mixed berry freezer jam. Of … Continue reading Jammin’ It

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About Rita, Asparagus, Fettuccine Alfredo, Pasta

Fettuccine Alfredo with Asparagus

Our friends, Bob and Bert Villing, live in an 1800’s farmhouse down the road from us. Bob grows asparagus, and lots of it. We were the happy recipients of several pounds of this springtime vegetable. We’ve eaten the asparagus raw, out of hand (if you’ve never eaten raw asparagus, you’re in for a treat) and grilled just until crisp tender with a sprinkling of lemon … Continue reading Fettuccine Alfredo with Asparagus

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About Rita, Berries, Bible, Holiday Recipes, pies tarts, Strawberries

Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie

Today Matt Swaim/Sonrise Morning Show/  chatted about Memorial Day and its meaning. (Also mentioned St. Rita, my patron saint….). Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2023 will occur on Monday, May 26.  Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following … Continue reading Memorial Day Memories and Church Cookbook Strawberry Pie

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