LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
I was introduced to chimichurri a number of years ago, and immediately loved it. At its core, it’s a bright green sauce, made with herbs (typically parsley and oregano) , garlic, olive oil and red wine vinegar — looking akin to a pesto. I don’t make it often, but I should! There are so many…
So, I have this thing where I’m not a big fan of cooked fruit. At least, I have claimed that as my basis for not liking most pies. Now, I’ve come to enjoy berry pies (especially when they include fresh berries), and I’ve always liked blueberry muffins. But recently, I’ve been getting into more cooked…
I know what you’re thinking: rabbit? How can you eat rabbit?! I know, I know. They are cute and furry, and that is hard to get over. However, our CSA farmer raised rabbits for eating last year, and I decided I wanted to give it a try. Did you know that rabbit is one of…
When you find flavors that mesh, they deserve to be incorporated into multiple dishes. Bruschetta is one of those flavors. One of my favorite things to make with garden fresh tomatoes is bruschetta — that delicious combination of tomatoes, thinly sliced onions, fresh basil, olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Put it atop a slice of…
I have a confession to make. I always disliked Chicken Pot Pie. Only, I’m not sure I ever actually ate it to know that I didn’t like it. It was more the concept. I mean, meat pie? I don’t even like cooked fruit pies (much to my pie-loving mother’s chagrin and dismay). Plus, it usually…
Tonight’s dinner truly sprang from a desire to use up the rest of a goat cheese log that I had. After some perusing on Pinterest, I found this recipe for Crispy Fried Goat Cheese and thought it sounded delicious! Then, I realized that I had recently had this sort of fried goat cheese, and it was…
I love tacos. That’s no secret. But I’ve been branching out recently and have tried some new variations on this household favorite…including one for breakfast and one with an Asian flair! I was dreaming of a delicious Saturday morning breakfast and taking into account the ingredients I had on hand (including a green pepper that…
With Thanksgiving this past week and Christmas around the corner, I’ve been in a festive mood lately. We didn’t travel over the holiday weekend so it allowed me the chance to have some good downtime and also do some experimenting in the kitchen! I’ve been spending [too much] time getting ideas from Pinterest, and I…
I’ve been stepping out of my comfort zone a little this year and have been cooking a lot of squash! I need to find and post some of the other recipes I’ve tried, but I thought I would write down tonight’s meal right away, before I forget! Tom had gotten a home grown acorn squash…
I made up another new recipe for dinner tonight. I had several late season tomatoes sitting in my kitchen that were just begging to be made into some sort of sauce. At least, I think that’s what I heard them saying. I thought of doing goat cheese ravioli made with wonton wrappers and putting a…