OhMyGod, I love bacon. And Tomatoes. And BLTs. But only in August and September when the tomatoes taste like summer sunshine. Everything around here has been hot for months, the garden is pumping, and now is the time to finally make our famous BLT Salad. Joel and I started making this salad about 15 years ago, when we would […]
Summertime is all about fresh-from the garden salads, with vine-ripened cucumbers and tomatoes, and sunshine you can taste. Drizzle a tangy, herby, buttermilk dressing over the top of your veggies, and you will reach late-August nirvana, my friend. If you haven’t worked with buttermilk, now is your chance to experience a little something new and wonderful. Buttermilk […]
School started this week, even though it’s mid-August and still in the upper 90’s. My little sweetie is pulling all-day shifts for the first time as a 1st grader, and I wanted to make her Friday special with her favorite food: pie. I picked a fresh basket of fall-crop raspberries that are just coming on, and found […]
Who doesn’t love a good dill pickle? Honestly, I can’t tell you, because around here, we go through at least a jar a week! Kids, in general, are pickle freaks. I learned that even before I was a parent, when I witnessed my 2 sweet, little nephews scarf down multiple pickles before 7am. Pickles are […]
