Ducks In The Morning
Every morning they show up at the patio door to register their complaints. Usually a lettuce bribe atones for any of my sins.
Instant Pot Easy Chicken Noodle Soup
Cool weather has settled in and I’ve had a pot of soup on most days. Today I felt like some simple, quick chicken noodle. Easy Chicken Noodle Soup 8 cups water 12 oz sliced carrots (I used frozen) 2 stalks of celery, sliced 1 lb boneless chicken breast, cubed 1/2 onion, diced 2 tsp crushed…
September Grilling: Cantanzaro Chicken and Tuscan Panzanella Salad
Tonight’s menu features the Cantanzaro spice mix. Cantanzaro is a city in Italy. So there are a lot of herbs this Italian girl recognizes: marjoram, basil, thyme, rosemary and oregano. And garlic, lots of garlic. But the kicker is the lemon and lemon peel. It’s all very fresh for late summer/early fall harvest and great…
It Always Feels Like They Are Judging Me
The ducks show up often at the patio door and stare in. I’ll open it to see what they want and it always feels like they are judging me and I come up inadequate. Their poorly feathered, slightly awkward flock mate. LOL x-posted at What’s 4 Dinner Solutions
Life Is Short…Eat Ice Cream!
Ice Cream or Gelato? Why not both?! Yummy Vanilla Nut Crunch can be found here. And two Strawberry Ice Cream recipes here. I have also made plenty of gelatos. It is definitely one of my favorite styles of ice cream. Smooth, creamy and not as heavy as many full cream styles. Pictured above, Chocolate Hazelnut…
Gardening Is Good For The Soul
Saturday I set out to do some early morning gardening and think through the next scene in Duxbridge that’s giving me trouble. Gardening is good for that A few minutes into pulling bindweed and trying not to swear with every vine, my now 11-year old (how does that keep happening – wasn’t she just 4…
Put The Lime In The Coconut…Bars
So I had another birthday not too long ago and there was much celebrating. I prefer a Key Lime Pie (recipe here) to cake on my birthday. But this year, I decided to go with Key Lime Bars instead. Easier to transport and package up as ‘thank-yous’ to various folks. This time, I had just…
Garden Fresh: A Few Grapes For Smoothies
I processed the few grapes I got this year into juice that I then add to my morning shakes. My neighbor gave me a handful of passion fruit, as an exchange for all my plums her toddler loves to eat. So I also added those to my shake this morning. Not exchange was not necessary,…
Fresh Summer Salsas
The tomato harvest has been lackluster this year. Weird weather has caused the fruit to be small and slow to ripen. Some I’m afraid are not going to ripen at all. The San Marzano, which should be about the size of a Roma, look more like cherry tomatoes. Early Girls are anything but early and…
Summer Favorites: Caprese Pasta Salad
If you’re wondering why I’m posting so many recipes it’s because as I finish up the first Duxbridge Mystery (Recipe for Murder) I am comtemplating what recipes to include. And besides, who couldn’t use a good summer salad mid-August? X-posted at What’s 4 Dinner Solutions: This one is a regular at the dinner table. Visiting…
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