We use a lot of ketchup in our house. I grew up eating it on everything. Ketchup on chicken…on baked potatoes…on potato chips…even on eggs. My grandpa even eats it on top of holubtsi, which are an Eastern European cabbage roll dish, that I grew up eating. {Hmmm, sometime I will have to make a … Continue reading
Okra is one vegetable that we never seem to have any problems growing. Okra plants are so hearty…and plentiful! In fact, once the okra start coming you had better watch out because if you skip a few days of picking it can get out of hand! You also need to stay on top of okra … Continue reading
Out of all of the different types of tomato plants we planted this year, it seems that our heirloom tomato varieties have out-shown their competitors. I am not complaining though, because I love the different color and shaped summer delicacies! We seemed to have quite a few today so I decided to make a summer … Continue reading
The canning has begun! I processed my first batch of salsa today in the canner. I unfortunately haven’t been able to make any salsa before today because I have been waiting for enough of the tomatoes to ripen up at the same time to make a batch…so today was the day! Salsa is a staple … Continue reading
I wasn’t planning on making this preserves today, but the decision was sort of made for me when I walked down to the basement to discover that one of my daughters had left the deep freezer door WIDE open yesterday in the attempt to search out a popsicle. Hence, EVERYTHING was defrosted. So, I have … Continue reading
I was thinking about what I was going to make for lunch today and my daughter asked if I could make hummus. It has been a while since I’ve made hummus and a quick and easy lunch sounded like a good idea to me! I even had a bag of pita chips in the pantry … Continue reading
We all know how fast bananas can ripen up. One minute they are fine. Then…you blink…and suddenly they have those black spots all over and are quickly becoming a perfect fit for banana bread. You know what I’m talking about! The same is true with plantains. I like to buy them when they are green … Continue reading
One of my favorite meals of all time is a savory chicken sofrito {just a completely awesome sauce} with rice served alongside patacones, or double fried plantains. My mother in law is from Panama and so I have learned to cook a few of the delicious and native foods that she grew up eating….fried plantains … Continue reading
With all of the jalapeño peppers that this summer heat is producing in our garden I thought it would be an ideal time to make some jalapeño jelly. I have never made this before, but have eaten it a number of times at holiday parties served with cream cheese and crackers. I found the basic … Continue reading
This post is a version of sautéed veggies, which make an appearance at our dinner table quite often. I say this is a version because there isn’t a recipe that I use, per say, but I usually just use what I have on hand from the garden…or what is in season…or what I need to … Continue reading
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