Shannon is back with Works for Me Wednesday.   My tip for the week is simple.   I love to cook with fresh ginger– it’s so much better than dried.  But it doesn’t last forever, and can get moldy in the fridge.  Problem solved if you just keep your ginger in the freezer.  I keep mine...
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Here are ten ways my family has eaten zucchini in the past three weeks. All kid-tested, Owlhaven approved. Let’s do it Letterman-style, saving the best til last. 10. Pasta salad (something like this) except with tri-color pasta, cubed cheese and cubed raw zucchini. Perfect for a picnic. 9. Cubed raw zucchini all on its...
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A Korean friend of mine shared this recipe with me. It is perfect for summertime when you are overrun with zucchini. Hamburger Zucchini Stir-fry Cooked rice 1 lb. hamburger 2 c. diced zucchini 2 tbsp. oil (sesame oil is best but olive is fine too) 1/2 c. diced onion 1/2 c. diced green pepper...
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This salad was tossed together at the last minute, but my family loved it so much that I knew I had to share it with you. I’ve had similar salads made with strawberrries and spinach, but I’ve never seen one with apricots and cabbage. I was delighted to discover that they were such a...
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Today amid driver’s ed and housecleaning and dealing with kid ‘tudes and hosting an afternoon swim attended by 15 cousins, I also managed to can 24 pints of apricot jam. I say this not to brag, but to encourage those of you who are thinking about trying canning. Canning is NOT hard. It so...
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This week Shannon’s Works for Me is featuring easy recipes. Actually, recipes that take 5 ingredients or less. This recipe can have more than that, but it is a fun way to get kids to eat their greens and so I am sharing it anyway. Thai Chard Wraps Prep time: 20 minutes Serves:6 or...
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Usually by this time of year we are DONE planting. But the other day I bought half a dozen more seed packets and this morning the big boys and I were moving compost while my husband set up new sprinkler lines in preparation for just a bit more garden space. The seeds I bought?...
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Today’s NYT article Putting Meat in its Place captured my philosophy on meat perfectly. We don’t NEED huge slabs of meat on our dinner plates every day! In that spirit, here’s a recipe several people have requested. We only make this a couple times a month– it is NOT low fat– but everyone loves...
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Our strawberries are in full swing and we have a pretty decent patch of them== probably about 50 plants. But we’ve been eating them so quickly (and happily) that I was starting to wonder if I’d ever have enough to make jam. So this morning I made a pre-emptive strike (meaning I got there...
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Because I am about to fall over from exhaustion, I’m linking instead of writing tonight. Yummy-looking green bean recipe Adorable EASY market bags Marian finally started a blog! You go, Girl! To my surprise a CNN story quoting me. (Thanks to Melanie and others for the heads up!) And for any new readers who’ve...
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