Basil Pesto with Almonds – Tasty and filled with healthy fats, you can stir it into pasta, or use as a marinade, dip, or spread for sandwiches and wraps. My garden is showing signs that summer is on its last leg. The tuberoses are blooming. My tomatoes are ripening at an alarming pace and I…
Strawberry Watermelon Caprese Salad is a nourishing, flavorful, summertime salad with fresh from the garden strawberries, watermelon, and basil. Do you like summer? I do, so I thought I’d share the top ten things I love about summer – well, that and a scrumptious summer recipe featuring strawberries, watermelon and basil. Here goes . ….
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower, seasoned with lemon, garlic and parmesan, makes a bright savory side dish perfect for dinner. My mom almost always had a vegetable on the table at dinner. Usually it was something from the garden – peas, carrots, corn, beans, broccoli, tomatoes – you name it we probably had it. She had…
Hello, friends. Fall seems to be marching through at an astounding pace this year. Halloween is over and we’re on to Thanksgiving in just three weeks! It’s time to start planning that Thanksgiving menu, and one of the staples of Thanksgiving dinner is . . . cranberry sauce. Yes, you can easily buy cranberry sauce at…
Triple Berry and Quinoa Salad with Mixed Greens places sweet berries and nutty quinoa amidst a backdrop of earthy mixed greens, cucumbers, and peppers, all pulled together with a balsamic vinaigrette for a colorful and scrumptious salad. There are days when I open my refrigerator and I’m reminded of the TV show Chopped. It’s one of my…
If you have ever been to a potluck dinner, you’ve likely seen a wide array of salads in the line up. Tossed salad, macaroni salad, Jello salad. You get the picture. Broccoli salad is one of those dishes that commonly graces the table at a potluck gathering. It’s always been a favorite of mine. I like the crunchy green broccoli…