This is a great light summer recipe that is loaded with vegetables from the garden or farmer's market. We make a version of this dish at the Cooking Class that I teach for our hospital. It is always delicious and is a great way to highlight summer produce. I used Ronzoni Smart Taste pasta for this dish. It is also great with whole wheat pasta for added fiber … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2011
Turkey, Mushroom, Onion & Swiss Grilled Paninis
Panini. Yes, please. Panini on the grill. Yes, yes, yes please. I don't have a panini maker. While I've thought a time or two about how it would be nice to have one, I've never been able to justify buying one for every now and then, especially when I've got a perfectly functioning grill and a brick covered with foil. Huh?! Yes, you read that right! You can use a … [Read more...]
The Adventures of Berry Canning
So we hit the berry patch...and I really didn't intend to get some many lbs of berries...but I just couldn't help how perfectly ripe they were...and to be quite honest...there's nothing better than jam that was made with berries that were picked less than 2 or 3 hours before being processed. Nothing better. Especially in the dead of winter! Note: This is not meant … [Read more...]
Grilled Citrus Tilapia Packets
I recently got some tilapia for $1.99/lb. It's rarely that price, so I got enough for 2 meals (a little over a pound for each meal)...and now I'm wishing I'd gotten more. I'm on a grilling kick right now and really wanted to grill up some of the tilapia. Tilapia is a very delicate and tender fish and I knew it wouldn't stand a chance on the grill grates...so foil packet it … [Read more...]
No Sugar Strawberry Freezer Jam
Got a Surplus of Strawberries from a Sale or a Trip to the You Pick Them Farm?! Make this Strawberry Freezer Jam! When you accidentally come home with 17 lbs. of strawberries from a morning at the pick your own berry patch, you have to do something. And you have to do it fast. I started to can the strawberry jam, but quickly saw that if I continued on the canning … [Read more...]
Grilled Pizza Pockets
I am on a grilled pizza roll! I love the stuff. The kids love the stuff. We just can't get enough!! (I've got gluten free crust to make for Tyler and then freeze the extras for him to eat for lunch.) This week's Friday Night Bite is all about the grilled pizza pockets. Making your own pizza pockets...then cooking them on the grill. Make a homemade crust, or … [Read more...]
Mocha Brownies
Before you say it, yes...brownies were dessert of the month in April...just a few short weeks ago. But Caramel Cashew Brownies and these Mocha Brownies are different. Very, very different. I know. I know. This is really an indication that I have a brownie problem. Please. Send help. Brownies anonymous, anyone?! So I served these to a group of ladies last week...and … [Read more...]
Sharon’s Southern Beans, Potatoes and Cornbread
This is Grandpa's special supper. He is from Alabama and taught me how to make this quick and easy meal. Nana and Grandpa live with us and this is our favorite food to eat together with all the children. Southern Beans, Potatoes and Cornbread Yield - 8 servings Preparation Time - 15 minutes Cooking Time - 25 minutes Ingredients 2 cups plain yellow cornmeal ($ … [Read more...]
How to Cut Fresh Herbs
Learn How to Cut Fresh Herbs from your Garden this Summer with this Quick and Easy Kitchen Hack! It's fresh herbs season. Oh, how I love fresh herbs season. The house smells fragrant when they are cooking. The kitchen smells fragrant when they are being chopped. And your hands smell fragrant from picking them. Ahhh.... Scroll down to the end for some of my … [Read more...]
Fresh Squeezed Lemonade with Raspberry Ice Cubes
Need something cool and refreshing to sip on this weekend?! This fresh squeezed lemonade with raspberry ice cubes is just for you then. I have been drinking glass after glass...and this is a great way to use up those cheap raspberries we've been seeing! Lemon and raspberry flavors are much like peanut butter and jelly. Mint and chocolate. Vanilla and … [Read more...]