Category: Recipes

GIANT Hamburger—a new Fourth Tradition
The pièce de résistance of our Fourth of July Cookout.
Carrots: Our first crop from the garden
We didn’t have quite as many as last year, but we were able to add a carrot salad to our Fourth of July feast.

Multi-colored Potato Salad for the Fourth!
A potato salad fit for the Fourth! I used our own potatoes, onions, and parsley—garden fresh! (Alas, the green pepper came from the farmers market.) 🙁

More blackberries (Day three—the assault continues)
More recipes today…blackberry vinegar and Blackberry Margaritas!

Operation Blackberry: Day one and two
Keep reading for numerous recipes as we begin our assault: cobbler, Thyme-Blackberry Jam, and Blackberry Syrup

Green Beans with Fish Sauce Vinaigrette
Inspired by the dish that we had at Girl and the Goat in Chicago.

Perusing a recipe closely (or here we go again)
Since I screwed up my last attempt at “Pasta with Roasted Cherry Tomatoes and Fresh Basil”, I wanted to give it another shot.

Grandma’s new potatoes and peas
Didn’t everyone’s grandmother make this most anticipated dish of the early summer? I know all of ours did.
Grandma’s Custard
If we were sick, we got homemade custard from Grandma. So, I have mixed feelings about custard today.

Rushing through a recipe…or “Flirtin’ with Disaster”
The best laid plans…. A recipe for disaster!