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I first made these rolls a few years (6) ago. We loved them. I try to make them a few times every summer and just made them last week. I decided it was time to re-post the recipe in Google-friendly format. I like to share….. I use a mandolin to slice the squash very thinly, … Continue reading…
I was looking for this on my blog the other day…. I wanted to make it for dinner. I couldn’t find it. It’s been on my website for years but apparently I never bothered to post it on my blog. I am correcting that For a hotter dish you could add crushed red pepper, Asian … Continue reading…
Did you know corn smut was edible? First my tomatoes have blight, now my corn has smut. I grabbed some gardening books to read on the way to our bike ride today to see what I could do about corn smut. That’s when I learned that it’s edible. Actually, what the book said was that … Continue reading…
Our favorite main course salad is grilled sausages, potatoes, lettuce and goat cheese. This is my favorite potato salad….. Do you recognize a pattern? Warm, crisp, sautéed potatoes, mushrooms and garlic enveloped in creamy, melted soft goat cheese, finished with lots of fresh basil and chives – this is not your ordinary potato salad. If … Continue reading…
I rarely see fresh beets (beetroot) here. It’s not a vegetable I really liked when I was younger, but I have always loved pickled beets. What I remember most clearly about the first time I made pickled beets is the mess. Red beets, the most common, leave a lovely, wine-colored stain on everything they touch. … Continue reading…
We went on ‘summer time’ this morning. Yes, I know that the U.S. changed their clocks a few weeks ago, but here, as in so many things, we do it the more traditional way: the last Sunday in March and the last Sunday in October. With spring comes all of the wonderful spring vegetables: freshly … Continue reading…
Before getting our darling little puppies (that just turned 3) I had my herb garden along the front fence. It was destroyed in less than a month I moved it to the side of the house, outside of the fence, safe from romping dogs. Apparently, that side of the house has a bit of a … Continue reading…