This year was the first year I have actually been part of our garden. John has always been the green thumb and sometimes the garden does well, but for the most art it STARTS out well and ends up in the same mess by the end of the season. So much produce and little time…
I used to make cinnamon rolls years ago. I still have my recipe handwritten on paper with butter splatters and dough stuck to it from years ofuse, but at some point, I decided that making cinnamon rolls was not worth the effort. Yep, I said it. They are a two-day process and need as much…
While the official first day of summer isn’t until June 21, I think it is safe to get out the flip-flops, grab a beach towel and jump into my favorite season of the year. I have always been a sunshine girl who loves the long summer days, the taste of fresh fruit, family reunions, being…
I love the tastes of summer! Whether it is hamburgers being grilled, fresh corn salad, or a perfectly ripened watermelon. But one of my favorite all time recipes is the classic Strawberry Shortcake! I am not sure if I love it because the sweet berries burst with flavor, the buttery shortcakes are topped with whipped…
You know summer is getting close when the days start getting longer and insulated boots get traded in for flip-flops. But for me, nothing says summer is around the corner like baskets of red sun-ripened strawberries from the grocery story, or better yet, fresh from a local fruit stand or field. When I saw berries for…
I love the taste of summer! Everything is so flavorful and bursting with color. My husband, John, is the green thumb in our family. He has planted a garden everywhere we have lived. Sometimes it is a plot of deep brown soil. Sometimes it is a raised bed with gopher screen lining the bottom. But,…
Talk about the amazing taste of summer! I just made this super easy and scrumtious salad from field fresh corn, tomatoes, limes and cilantro. The key to this salad was putting the corn on the grill. It not only cooks the corn perfect, you are not boiling a big pot of water in the house….
You know summer is official when you see bins of watermelons at local farmer’s markets and grocery stores. I remember my parents buying watermelons on our way camping and putting them in the stream to keep cold. That was in the day when watermelons were the size of something shot out of submarines and big…