I still have a few salad recipes to post this summer. Unlike last summer, when we had no lettuce, this year we were inundated.
We ate it as fast as we could.
Considering the heat waves currently encompassing most of my world, I thought an easy salad would be appreciated.
I would be more sympathetic to the heat in the … Continue reading.....
The Babes were set loose this month.
There were Babes running through the archives, cavorting among the recipes, with no supervision at all.
There was no host kitchen to exert even the usual modicum of control over this bodacious bunch of bakers.
The game was on.
It was every Babe for herself.
They could bake anything their little hearts desired.… Continue reading.....
You may think of Texas or California or Florida as the prime growers of watermelon – and you may be right regarding volume. But, where I grew up in the Midwest, the best melons came from Sand Prairie.
Did you know there were sand dunes in Minnesota? A whole prairie full?
The Kellogg Watermelon Festival is still one of … Continue reading.....
We love making giant stuffed burgers….. and giant stuffed cheeseburgers.
I think it started when we stopped eating hamburgers on buns..
We can’t get buns here, and, as wonderful as French breads are, there really isn’t a substitute for a hamburger bun. They come close….. but not quite.
Besides, big stuffed burgers are fun.
You can fill them with lots … Continue reading.....
Do you own a set of cookware?
Or do you have an eclectic collection of mismatched pots and pans?
I have both….
My first set of cookware came with my first husband and was a wonderful ‘Country Brown’ non-stick set that I loved. Sadly, it was as short-lived as the marriage.
My second set came after my second (and current) … Continue reading.....
I remember going to a family reunion in the 80’s…..
Family reunions were a summer staple when I was growing up. There would be my mother’s mother’s family reunion, my mother’s father’s family reunion, my father’s mother’s…… You get the idea. Regardless of which ‘side’ was holding the reunion, it was always held in a park, there were always lots … Continue reading.....
There is nothing better at the end of a hot, busy day than a meal that requires absolutely no cooking at all.
No, I’m not talking about a sandwich eaten in front of the TV or takeout delivered to your door.
I’m talking about a simple, fresh salad, tossed and served with a chilled rosé, eaten while watching the sun … Continue reading.....
Over the course of the next 10 years or so, I’ll be converting the older recipes to the new format.
I’ll be doing my favorites first.
I have always loved scallops, but they are a rare treat for us as they are expensive.
It’s also one of the few fish / seafood that I buy frozen. I don’t often see … Continue reading.....
