Spinach Bites

These is what J. and I had for lunch today. Spinach is one of my favorites vegetables in the whole world. And use it often in my cooking. Stuffed pastries, salads, stuffed homemade pasta, dips... and other dishes.My Mom used to make these Spinach Bit (read full article)

Completo Hot Dog -- Best Dog of LifeCompleto, A Healthy Version of South American Fast Food This Hot Dog is a Unique Creation of Chile and is called “Completo” in spanish/meaning “Complete”. And as you can see in the picture, it is a very (read full article)

Cheesy Garden Stuffed Peppers --Pimientos Rellenos "Jardin con Queso""Mmm...I Love Sour Cream"Well, today I decided to make one of Hubby J. favorites. Let me tell you what happened. Ok. Last weekend, while I was doing a marathon of domestic chores (read full article)

"Learn The Basics of Cooking toBecome A Gourmet Food Expert" Article by Brent Schumacher Gourmet foods are done with sophistication, especially by Iron Chefs. You may think that simply looking at food is made by a snap of your fingers. This is not e (read full article)

Greek Salad with Grilled Chicken

This main dish salad from Simply in Season makes a super quick dinner. Dressing: 1/4 C chicken broth 2 T red wine vinegar 1 tsp dried oregano (or 1 T fresh) 2 tsp olive oil 1 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 clove garlic (minced) Directions (read full article)

{Baking/Preserving} SLOW ROASTED TOMATOES ... Preserve the Bounty Week # 2

“It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato.”Lewis Grizzard Tomatoes form an integral part of our everyday food, often like the butter on our daily bread.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my (read full article)

Spicey Raw Tomato Soup

recipe from Raw Radiant Health Ingredients: 7 Italian tomatoes 1 small cucumber (skin & seeds removed) 1 celery stalk 1/2 red bell pepper 3 cloves garlic (crushed) 3 tbsp olive oil (extra Virgin, cold pressed) 1 tsp Celtic sea salt 1/8 tsp Cayen (read full article)

Just Another Dinner!

So yesterday we had seafood - cod to be exact. So on Meatless Monday - or Red-Meatless Monday - what to have. So, we're going to have chicken breasts. But not the same 'ole mundane bird that is prevalent on most plates. Let's spice it up. Dried mushr (read full article)

Southern Living's Cream Cheese Lasagna

Paula Deen can keep her butter queen title - I'll be the queen of cream cheese. And this is the recipe that made it so. After all we have a long history together. Years ago I went to summer horse riding camp with my childhood bff and some other frien (read full article)

The Tomato Theme Continues

We're lounging on the deck or patio with a large tomato salad sitting center stage on the table. All we need now is a chilled glass of wine. When we think of pairing wine with tomatoes we usually think of the traditional hot dishes made with tomato (read full article)

Basil Preserved in Olive Oil

For week 2 of Preserve the Bounty, Jenny challenged us to preserve some of our summer produce in oil or another fat. I’ve put together various combinations of garden-fresh herbs, calendula (marigold) flowers, sun-dried tomatoes, and chile peppe (read full article)

Chicken and White Bean Chili

Will this blog explode if I post one more chili recipe here? Probably. But that's a chance I'm willing to take. I've got a situation here.My fridge seems to be breeding poblano peppers. Like tribbles. Only greener and more tasty. I could swear (read full article)

Call for Guest Posts: My Best Vacation Ever!

Good morning! Holy. Cow. It was 62 degrees when my Mom and I left for our morning walk! Those two crazy women walking around with their arms stuffed into their t-shirts so only their hands were visible? Yeah, that was us. It was ch-ch-ch-chilly! Ch (read full article)

Summer Watermelon and Tomato Salad

I have been moving, traveling and enjoying the summer, and it has been hard to sit down and write, so I apologize about it, but i am ready to get back into it.  I hope that all of you are enjoying you summer.   During the summer, which is my fa (read full article)

Track Your Garden Harvest Bounty Stats

A lot is made of planning the garden and keeping track of seeds and plant placement, but what about when the stuff starts to grow? There seems to be a shortage of material dedicated to keeping track of what you’ve actually grown. We started ke (read full article)

Poached Cod

Actually, this Poached Cod (right side of plate)is pretty easy to do. The liquid to poach the fish is mango juice - we used Mango Snapple. Near the end of the poach, 4 minutes on each side - I cut up some mango slices and put it into the poaching sol (read full article)

Sunday Night Blues

The heat never came! We’re sittin’ pretty at 83 degrees right now, and the cool breeze plus mild temps (compared to what we’ve been experiencing,) lured me out under the umbrella on my back deck to read all afternoon. Eclipse, nat (read full article)

Garden Fresh Tomato Sauce & Spaghetti

Ingredients:About 7 Vine Ripe Tomatoes - quartered1 bunch of fresh basil4 – 5 cloves of garlic – crushed & chopped1 Italian hot cherry pepper – sliced with seedsDashes of Dried OreganoOlive oil – for drizzlingRomano cheese for grating1 lb (read full article)

Summer's Bounty

I'm jumping on the tomato bandwagon. We are now well into our third week of tomato picking and the garden is now in overdrive with the most delicious cherry tomatoes. Every afternoon the boys diligently go out to the garden and pick all the red tom (read full article)

Millions of Peaches

Can one have too many peaches? While I may claim to be more veggie than fruit the rest of the year, I definitely can survive on fruit alone during the summer months. What with the glut of berries, tomatoes, and stone fruits, who needs veggies? (Okay, (read full article)