Spring is in the Air
I have to interrupt this blog for…the anticipation of spring. I apologize for my lack of recipe posts lately but, as most of you know by now, my other hobby is gardening and I’ve already started...
View ArticlePasta with Cherry Tomato and Basil Sauce
Summer’s in full swing and my veggie garden is bursting at the seams. One of the things I’ve got a ton of, as I’m sure some of you can relate to, is cherry tomatoes. I love pasta and cherry tomatoes...
View ArticleOven Roasted Eggplant with Balsamic Tomatoes
There’s just nothing more beautiful or delicious than eggplant and tomatoes picked fresh from your garden or selected at your local farmer’s market. But, if you’re anything like me, you grow (or...
View ArticleQuick Pickled Fennel
Fresh fennel has an incredibly distinctive flavor that tastes one way when it’s fresh and a different way when it’s roasted or cooked. Even if you’re not a huge fan of the anise flavor of fresh...
View ArticleHomemade Hungarian Pepper Hot Sauce Recipe
If you’re a home veggie gardener or just a farmer’s market fanatic, you’ll understand the dilemma that happens when you have too many hot peppers on your hands. This honestly happens to me almost...
View ArticleShrimp with Fresh Scallion Sauce
Here’s another one of my quick and simple recipes because you know how much I love them. This sauce is made with fresh scallions and it’s easy to whip together. It’s a perfect side to not only shrimp...
View ArticlePickled Whole Shishito Pepper Canning Recipe
In the last few years, shishito peppers have easily become one of my favorite peppers to grow in my garden. They are compact pepper plants as far as pepper plants go but despite their small garden...
View ArticleFermented Dill Pickle Spears by the Jar
My “How to make Fermented Pickles” is one of my most popular recipes so I want to share with you a different, easier way to make crispy fermented pickles: by the quart jar. I started making mine this...
View ArticleHot Cherry Bomb Pepper Hot Sauce
Hot cherry peppers are among my favorite peppers. Every couple of years I grow at least 6 plants in my garden; we enjoy them grilled, I can a big batch of my pickled hot cherry peppers, and I make at...
View ArticleScotch Bonnet Salsa Canning Recipe
Who loves hot salsa? I love hot salsa! I’ve canned Ghost Chili Pepper Salsa and Trinidad Scorpion Pepper Salsa and now I want to share my Scotch Bonnet Salsa canning recipe. These are all a riff on my...
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