I have been experimenting all summ with sun dried tomato pesto, after using it in a fish recipe from Andrew Carmellini’s “Urban Italian” cookbook. It is a totally versitile condiment. I love to simply toss ith with pasta, of course … Continue reading →
Well, my sweet man turned 59. What did he want for dinner? “I don’t know… but chocolate mousse for dessert.” I know he wouldn’t want anything too fussy and I know when we are in Italy he orders lamb so– … Continue reading →
Well, we are finally done with salads and are moving on to “small bites”. Each participant has chosen an ingredient and we all get to make something with it, and post our recipes and photos. Crab was easy for me. … Continue reading →
At Outz’s near Tallahassee they have an extensive toilet garden. Here is the one with the electric fountain.
Continue reading →Publix had figs on sale this week and they were beautiful! Not local, they are long gone, but I just couldn’t resist them. So I made the Fig Tart recipe from Gina de Palma’s “Dolce Italiano”. And the amazing thing … Continue reading →
Afew ripples in the St. Marks River, near Tallahassee.
Continue reading →Love this classic potato salad. It comes from Sandi, of the Whistle Stop Cafe, in Irondale, Alabama. I made it exactly like the recipe except, I used only about a quarter of an onion, chopped fine. Southern Mustard Potato Salad … Continue reading →
Everything went very smoothly in Jacksonville. Kathryn acted like she knew exactly what to do–well, she did. What a difference a year makes! J.U. is home to her now. Ken was a real macho dude taking apart her bunk bed … Continue reading →
When our son Josh was a little boy, sooo many years ago, he always asked for “cous”. I think he thought we were talking baby talk by saying it twice. Anyway, I haven’t made it very often in recent years … Continue reading →
When you get down “low” you can see the huge variety in this little square of sedum plants. These are all quite tiny. There are about 400 kinds of sedum in the Northern Hemishphere (thanks to Wiki). These were planted … Continue reading →