Category: Recipes
Raw Butternut Squash Salad with Ginger & Raisins
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it! DELICIOUS!
Jalapeno-Berry Jelly
Getting lots of peppers from the garden? Here’s a delicious way to use up the surplus.
Fourth of July Baked Beans (after the fact)
I did not get this shared in time for the Fourth, but it is definitely a worthy recipe to share NOW for other picnic and grilling summer events.
Bags o’ Onions
Here’s a great way to caramelize onions with little mess and little work. And, here’s an even better pickled onion recipe—so good, easy and delicious!
Potato Salad with Kombu
Here’s an interesting twist on potato salad, a staple for upcoming holiday picnics and BBQs. I am using it today to accompany a review of The Bar Harbor Retirement Home for Famous Writers (And Their Muses) by Terri-Lynne DeFino for TLC Book Tour.
#TheLostFamilySupperClub and Hamburger Walter
Hamburger Walter with Veggies….If it makes no sense, read the book.
Sichuan Cucumber and Noodle Salad for April/May Cook the Books
Shark’s Fin and Sichuan Pepper: A Sweet-Sour Memoir of Eating in China by Fuschia Dunlop inspired this salad. “I’d really be just as happy with a bowl of noodles.”
Berryful Sangria
Need a pitcher of summer goodness? Here you go…
Old Fashion (Cocktail hour with Good Neighbors)
Good Neighbors is a dark tale which questions whether or not we really want to know our neighbors. Here’s a cocktail to make the drama go down a bit easier.
Spicy Carrot and Chickpea Salad
We were recently invited to a quail roast at a friend’s house. Since we were “bagging” our first batch of pinot grigio that morning, The Hubs went all out and lasered a peronalized box o’ wine, just for our hosts and the occasion. It turned out fantastic (both the lasering and the wine). Their gatherings, whether…