by Josie | Sep 17, 2024 | Bacon, Cheese, Citrus, Cooking, Dairy, Greens, Herbs, Hors d'oeuvres, Recipes, Salad Dressing, Salads, Sides, Vinaigrettes
It’s pear season and our two trees have out-produced themselves again this year. We have a young tree, one we bought five years ago. We thought our 75 year old tree would have fallen over by now, so the new tree was to take the place of the older tree. The old...
by Josie | Aug 22, 2024 | Chicken, Citrus, Freezer Friendly, Herbs, Meatballs, Noodles, Pesto, Recipes, Soup, Zucchini
This is a good meal to catalog into the start of the school year. Thunder and lightening darkened our gorgeous summer skies yesterday evening causing concerts to be canceled, emergency warnings of quarter-sized hail in parts of the county, flooding streets and me...
by Josie | Aug 7, 2024 | Citrus, Herbs, Noodles, Pasta, Pesto, Recipes, Vegetarian
This made me happy. We grow a lot of basil every year. Rows and rows of basil that primarily go into pestos and sauces. This year was tough. We lost almost all our basil in early June. The rain just pounded down on the delicate plants and many of them had to be...
by Josie | Aug 5, 2024 | Cheese, Chilis, Citrus, Condiments, Corn, Dairy, Food History, Gluten Free, Herbs, Recipes, Salads, Sides, Spices, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Option
About this time of year we start putting esquites on rotation for summer meals. Esquites is a fresh corn salad or condiment that has all the fabulous flavor and ingredients of Mexican street corn (elote’) which is served grilled on the cob with queso fresco and...
by Josie | Jul 29, 2024 | Beef, Citrus, Eggs, Freezer Friendly, Gluten Free, Herbs, Meatballs, Recipes, Roasting and grilling, Skewers, Spices
Kafta is a Middle Eastern grilled ground beef (or lamb or chicken) skewer made with lemon, garlic, onion, mint, parsley, spices and good olive oil. As a result of the spice blend used, which typically has sumac, cinnamon, coriander and cumin, Kafta has a unique flavor...
by Josie | Jul 20, 2024 | Avocado, Citrus, Fermented Foods, Greens, Herbs, Legume, Recipes, Salads, Spices, Tempeh, Vegetarian
Tempeh has been a meatless meal component in our family since I was a kid. There are hundreds of ways to prepare tempeh. One version that my sister and I love is grilled tempeh with barbecue sauce and grilled vegetables. This recipe, while without barbecue sauce, has...
