gardening

Pasta with Zucchini, Tomatoes and Feta

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I've made this dish in a few variations, but always as a vegetable. I decided to add pasta. Next time I may toss in some grilled sausages. If there is a next time….. I think they've stopped. The zucchini, I mean. Pasta with Zucchini (Courgette), Tomatoes and Feta Preparation and cooking time:  30 minutes  Ingredients: … Continue reading…

Grilled Pork Chops with Ginger Barbecue Sauce

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Everyone has a favorite barbecue sauce. This is mine. Even when I lived in the US, with all of the bottled sauces available, I made my own. The recipe has changed over the years, based on taste and availability of ingredients. And it varies depending on what I’m basting with it. At first glance it … Continue reading…

Braised Pork with White Wine, Olives and Sage

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It's been a strange spring, very wet and cool. My herb garden has reflected the weather: strange. The thyme is still dormant (or dead) but the sage is thriving. And that's why, in May I made braised pork – because it's cold. It's flavored with sage – because the sage has never looked nor tasted … Continue reading…

Fried Tomatoes alla Romano; tomato addiction lives on

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Fried green tomatoes meets Caprese salad with a stop off at Vitello Romano. Or something like that…. Okay, so it's not an Italian recipe – but it would be if they'd thought of it….   Supermarket tomatoes work well for this.   Nice, juicy vine-ripened tomatoes (sigh…) really aren't the thing for frying. Fried Tomatoes alla … Continue reading…

Peas with Parmesan; wascally wabbits; Weekly Menu

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I saw a most upsetting sight the other morning. After all the work I did last summer – reinforcing the chain link fence with chicken wire dug into the ground; adding a 12 inch high wooden fence around the entire front garden; filling in the holes in the ground; patching the holes in the fence…. … Continue reading…

Samosas, with Peanut Sauce; end of garden time

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It was a sunny, fairly warm day today and I spent it working outside. I weeded, cleaned and tidied my herb garden for winter. Then I planted a few dozen spring bulbs to come up amongst the new herbs in a few months time. That was all fun. But, delay tactics only last so long. … Continue reading…