This is a salad that is full of flavors, keeps well, is low in fat and high in nutrition. It’s a hit with everyone that tries it and, since it has no mayo or eggs, it’s perfect for picnics. And there is still time for picnics…. What more can we want? Oh, yes…. it’s easy. We cook the beans with the pasta and everything else is fresh. Click here to … Continue reading →
In the spring garden I have lettuce, spinach, radishes and chard. In the summer garden I have tomatoes, green beans, summer squash, onions, sweet corn and chard. In the fall garden I have tomatoes, winter squash and…. chard. The sweet corn is only around for a week or two, but the rest of the summer vegetables feed us for at least two months. At the moment we’re eating lots of … Continue reading →
I can’t believe it’s September already. This year has flown by but then don’t we always say that…. My father explained it to me when I was a child. He said that when one was 5 years old, the 3 months of summer represented 5% of one’s total life. When one was 50 years old it represented 0.5%. That’s a much smaller percentage…. No wonder it seems to go by faster. … Continue reading →
I have always loved green beans. They are easily my favorite summer vegetable. I especially loved the way my other fixed them. (Warning: unhealthy food disclosure to follow.) First she fried a finely chopped onion in bacon fat. Knowing my mother it was probably a lot of bacon fat. Then she added the beans (a lot of beans), chopped raw bacon (a lot of bacon), and enough water to just … Continue reading →
One more green bean recipe. The plants are having a last hurrah at the moment but I won’t be here to enjoy it. This is similar to the one I made a few weeks ago except for one key ingredient change: sage rather than basil. Fresh sage is at its best right now, giving a ‘fall’ flavor to the dish. In the winter I make it with just white beans … Continue reading →
Having a vegetable garden is always interesting. In the winter I will buy a cauliflower and some carrots and a few sunchokes and we have our vegetables for the week. That will give us a reasonable serving for each dinner. In the summer it starts with a handful of green beans every other day, a few chard leaves and the occasional, small summer squash. It escalates to several pounds of … Continue reading →
Long, long ago, in a place far, far away and in another life, mon mari was not leading a particularly healthy lifestyle. He decided to correct that error. He joined a health club and started working with a fitness trainer. (Remember that I do not believe in any diet other than eating a wide variety of healthy foods in moderation. That includes all of the food groups.) The fitness trainer … Continue reading →
