Recipes

Focaccia Art

Why just bake focaccia when you can unleash your inner artist? I love focaccia bread for its spongy/bouncy nature. Also, it tastes...

Bean and Ham Soup

I love to use leftovers in soups. It's the perfect vehicle. I had leftover ham from a huge ham steak. One can only eat so much of it...

Sesame Chicken Noodle Bowl

A wonderful spin on classic chicken noodle soup. This recipe is taken heavily (okay - the whole damn thing) from Real Simple Magazine's...

Feta Watermelon Salad

I was reluctant to add watermelon to a salad. Watermelon is one of those things that I can sit and eat all day (of course, then I'm in...

Summer Salad

Get this on your plate! I could make and eat salads every day. Next to soup, salad is my favorite thing to eat and to make. We made this...

Canning Peaches (Jam and Chutney)

This weekend, Jamie and I decided to do some canning. I told him that I wanted to grab peaches from the farmers' market and make some...

Asparagus Soup

Asparagus season is much too short for my liking. It is one of my favorite vegetables. We are growing our own but it takes three years to...

Foraged Potato Leek Soup

Jamie and I look forward to his soup each spring. It is seasonal - sure you can buy leeks at the store, but there's something about...

Gallo Pinto

I was in Costa Rica in October and fell in love with the breakfast staple of beans and rice (Gallo Pinto in Spanish). It's not only...

Rhubarb Baked Beans

Making this in the summer makes sense. The winter....yum. Jamie and I discovered this recipe last year. We LOVE rhubarb and wanted to...