Recipes

May 4, 2020

Focaccia Art

Why just bake focaccia when you can unleash your inner artist? I love focaccia bread for its spongy/bouncy nature. Also, it tastes...

Oct 11, 2018

Bean and Ham Soup

I love to use leftovers in soups. It's the perfect vehicle. I had leftover ham from a huge ham steak. One can only eat so much of it...

Oct 11, 2018

Sesame Chicken Noodle Bowl

A wonderful spin on classic chicken noodle soup. This recipe is taken heavily (okay - the whole damn thing) from Real Simple Magazine's...

Oct 9, 2018

Feta Watermelon Salad

I was reluctant to add watermelon to a salad. Watermelon is one of those things that I can sit and eat all day (of course, then I'm in...

Aug 20, 2018

Summer Salad

Get this on your plate! I could make and eat salads every day. Next to soup, salad is my favorite thing to eat and to make. We made this...

Aug 13, 2018

Canning Peaches (Jam and Chutney)

This weekend, Jamie and I decided to do some canning. I told him that I wanted to grab peaches from the farmers' market and make some...

Jul 3, 2018

Asparagus Soup

Asparagus season is much too short for my liking. It is one of my favorite vegetables. We are growing our own but it takes three years to...

Feb 15, 2018

Foraged Potato Leek Soup

Jamie and I look forward to his soup each spring. It is seasonal - sure you can buy leeks at the store, but there's something about...

Feb 15, 2018

Gallo Pinto

I was in Costa Rica in October and fell in love with the breakfast staple of beans and rice (Gallo Pinto in Spanish). It's not only...

Feb 5, 2018

Rhubarb Baked Beans

Making this in the summer makes sense. The winter....yum. Jamie and I discovered this recipe last year. We LOVE rhubarb and wanted to...