My journey of cooking, gardening, preserving and more
In case you haven’t noticed, it’s summertime, which makes me a happy woman! Last year I featured a celebration of summer garden tomatoes by featuring some recipes made with fresh garden tomatoes. My celebration included a couple of chilled gazpacho recipes, including my Garden Heirloom …
Check out these little garden gems! These little red eggplant are Melanzane Rosso Di Rotonda eggplant from Baker’s Creek Heirloom Seeds and they are just as delicious as they are beautiful. I started my plants inside in late winter so I had a good headstart on …
I know, I know…another lamb recipe! This one is so easy and delicious that I believe it’s truly a recipe that will make you like lamb if you don’t already. I’ve shared numerous lamb recipes with you over the last few years, including my most …
This soup is an ode to summer gardens everywhere, much like my Golden Heirloom Gazpacho recipe and my Summer Garden Gazpacho recipe. This chilled cucumber soup celebrates the summer garden, full of fresh cucumbers, herbs, and heirloom tomatoes. My chilled cucumber soup is made with …
I always love when I can share a recipe that includes something from my garden and this is an easy pasta dish that can be customized in many ways, which I’ll share with you later. This recipe involves green radicchio, which is a bitter green. …
I’ve always known ghee as this somewhat obscure, beautiful, rich fat that pairs beautifully with vegetables and roasted meats, along with being a delicious addition to a stir-fry or soup. Nowadays, it seems to be everywhere and you can even buy it premade. Many people confuse …
What do you make with leftover lamb? If you’re me, you make these delicious butter lettuce cups stuffed with chunks of leftover grilled lamb kabobs and couscous salad and then serve them with tzatziki sauce. Genius, no? It’s rare that I don’t share an actual …