Heat waves? You don’t want them in the kitchen! So how about no-cook or short time cook ideas from our cookbook, 8 Broads in the Kitchen’s Breakfast and Brunch Recipes? You will love Pineapple Napoleon (page 22)! I’m cooler (it’s … Continue reading
Summer is here and there is simply nothing better than the fresh vegetables and salad greens straight from the garden. I love arugula mixed with Boston bibb lettuce and then served with this extraordinary buttermilk dressing. This is also good on cooked red beets … Continue reading
This is probably one of the easiest things you will ever make. Esther’s wedding was in September and my dear friend Betty Gladden and innkeeper from Alameda CA flew in to help (along with 8 other amazing friends/innkeepers/gluttons for punishment) … Continue reading
Lancaster County PA is dotted with roadside stands and the one just around the corner from Swiss Woods has plum tomatoes galore. Right now they are running $8 a half bushel and in my younger days I would can up … Continue reading
I picked up a pre-made salad one evening to serve with dinner and loved the combination of flavors , so as I am wont to do, I played with it until I got close or even better. The lemon- as … Continue reading
July and August… Hot, humid, and crazy busy, at least here in the Mid Atlantic. The farm stands are overflowing with fresh produce and my roots draw me to freezing and canning like a salmon swimming upstream. Werner says I just … Continue reading
Summer and tomatoes are almost synonymous. The first of these beauties ripen around the 4th of July and continue giving fruit until frost. There is nothing to compare to the sweet juiciness of a sun ripened warm freshly picked tomato. When … Continue reading
When my mother took over the bakery at S. Clyde Weavers sometime in the 60’s she turned to making sticky buns in a big way, and they were ohh so good. Straight from the oven, warm and soft with all … Continue reading
I love salads. The perfect salad for me has to have something salty and something sweet and something crunchy. These spiced pecans cover three out of the four bases! They make a great salad topping, particularly when paired with apples, … Continue reading