Depending where you live, fresh rhubarb is typically available from early spring (the end of March or early April) to late spring or early summer (around May or June). Strawberries are in season from mid-May to early July. Combining the tartness of the rhubarb with sweet juicy strawberries is a glorious marriage. Now is the perfect time […]
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner~Two of my Favorite Recipes
Whether you are Irish or not, I believe we all need the luck of the Irish right now! St. Patrick’s Day is special in our home as it is the birthday of both my daughter and my mother. To learn more about the history of this holiday, please click here. Today, I have two recipes […]
My First Key Lime Pie
This post is one of my most viewed and it is the perfect, easy dessert for a hot summer day. Since we are driving back to Phoenix today, it is a good time to share this oldie but goodie. I have never made a key lime pie….ever. I did try my hand at Lemon Meringue […]
Picking, Making and Baking
You know how much I love gardening, and I am far from complaining. But everything is reaching its prime at the same time. The peaches, apricots, tomatoes, figs, artichokes, fennel, sorrel and soon to be apples are being harvested now. Tomatoes But unlike store bought produce, my homegrown fruits and vegetables don’t last days on […]
Peach Pie
What is summer without a peach pie? This year our tree didn’t produce enough peaches. My husband bought these beauties at Costco. Unfortunately, they weren’t ripe and too hard. I needed to make the pie the next day so I threw them into a paper bag, added a banana, and viola! In just one overnight, […]