Happy Memorial Day Weekend! I know it’s a little early for fresh corn around here; but it’s coming soon enough! We prepped the gardens but we don’t start planting until this weekend. We have had some crazy frost this year so much so that a few of our trees had their leaves shrivel up and fall off. Not sure what that oak tree behind the … Continue reading Fresh Corn Tomato Bacon Salad
Last week I needed a very small amount of quinoa for my watermelon salad. But me being me saw that there was a little less than half a bag plus a new unopened bag. In my infinite wisdom; why not make the half bag and figure out something to make with the leftovers. I do this kind of thinking a lot. Happy to report that … Continue reading Quinoa stir fried rice
Last weeks blog I mentioned that I was roasting some veggies for some meal prep ideas for lunch. The veggies I chose were some that I had on hand such as parsnips, radishes, sweet potato and I grabbed some brussels sprouts, beets and broccoli rabe. I washed, peeled and diced everything and placed them on a large sheet pan with a little olive oil, salt … Continue reading Roasted veggies with 3 sauces – lunch with options
I hope you have a wonderful day! When I initially share this recipe back in 2016; sounds forever ago I know but this is a fantastic salad that comes together very quickly and is great to share with family and friends. If you have a vegetable garden you probably have almost everything right outside your door. Back in 2016 everything you see here was … Continue reading Summer Garden Salad
I will say it is pretty nice that my daughter has been making a couple of dinners a week for the last few weeks. I love cooking but getting a little break here and there is pretty cool. I mean even if I didn’t write a weekly food blog and feel obligated to come up with something new for dinner. Making dinner 7 or say … Continue reading pineapple chicken fried rice
So I just spent the last few hours looking for photos for this recipe that I posted back in 2015 because the images seem to be lost on my post. I am not entirely sure how or why some of my photos disappear; I am only slightly tech savvy and I basically know enough to get by and know when to call in the … Continue reading Maple roasted chicken and acorn squash
Happy Memorial Day! Let’s use today to count our blessings and stand proud! Tis the season to be gardening! Our raised beds are ready for planting, we actually bought a small rototiller and I have no idea why it took us so long. I think we have always thought since they are raised beds we couldn’t use one. We ordered one online; only because they … Continue reading Fresh Corn Tomato Bacon Salad
I hope you are staying safe and healthy! We are living in such a weird time right now which none of us have ever seen before I do hope we can get back to some sort of normal before too long. I am coming up on week seven for working at home. It’s actually going really well I think having my daughter working next to … Continue reading BBQ steak sweet potato & squash
While it may be the end of summer for some, I am not going down without a fight. My garden is still giving me lots of veggies; it even has finally snapped out of it and we have fresh garden tomatoes. I have made a ridiculous amount of kosher dill pickles. My zucchini plants did not do well this year, maybe a dozen in … Continue reading Chow Chow relish – water bath canning
I wasn’t sure what to call this dish so I figured I would get more attention if it started with bacon. Because everyone knows everything tastes better with some bacon on or in it. This dinner comes together pretty easy and quite quickly so it would be perfect for a weeknight meal. If you don’t want to start up the grill just to char the … Continue reading Bacon Garden Pasta
