June 15, 2017

Salisbury Steak

This hamburger steak is a perfect meat to serve with some fresh summer vegetables from the garden and you can’t forget those mashed potatoes.  The steak […]
July 10, 2016

Taste of the Garden

Easy Eggplant Dish Lots of summer veggies are coming from the garden right now.  Take advantage of the wonderful flavors to combine a quick, easy to […]
June 16, 2016

Ratatouille from the Garden

Ratatouille is a vegetable stew.  It’s wonderful to make when the garden is supplying lots of eggplant, squash and tomatoes. It is a dish that is […]
June 5, 2016

Cucumber Tomato Onion Salad

It’s cucumber season with lots of varieties available just waiting for a delightful way to be served to your family. I’m always looking for easy quick […]
October 25, 2015

Chicken, Bokchoy and Green Onion Stir Fry

  (My own recipe and I never measure, so measurements are approximate.  Adjust as you need to for your family) Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts cut in […]
October 25, 2015

Sauteed Seasonal Veggies

A quick and easy summer meal that I made for lunch one day this week. Fresh veggies (squash, zucchini, sweet peppers, and kohlrabi) diced up and […]
August 30, 2015

Tomato Basil Soup Using Fresh Tomatoes

3 tablespoons olive oil 2 onions, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1 sweet pepper, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 4 pounds tomatoes, washed and chopped (Don’t bother […]
July 16, 2015

Eggplant Caponata

  Ingredients: 2 tablespoons brined capers, drained 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil  (EVOO) 1 pound eggplant, peeled and cut into 1/3″ diced pieces 1 medium […]
July 12, 2015

Garlic Mushroom Dandelion Greens

Ingredients: 2 bunches of dandelion greens, lightly chopped 5 cloves garlic, minced 1 red onion, chopped 3 ounces shiitake mushrooms, sliced 1/2 cup red cooking wine […]
July 8, 2015

My Favorite Salad

Salad Ingredients: 1 package Linguine Noodles, cooked, rinsed and cooled 1/2 head sliced Napa Cabbage or more to taste 1/2 head sliced purple cabbage or more […]
July 4, 2015

Tomato & Bacon Pie

  Summertime and ripe tomatoes from the garden;  it just can’t get any better! Tomato Pie is so good and if you love bacon this Tomato […]
June 27, 2015

Cucumber Salsa

It’s cucumber time! Lots of pickles but what about some cucumber salsa? 2 cups finely chopped seeded peeled cucumber 1/2 cup finely chopped seeded tomato 1/4 […]