freezing summer

freezing summer

I love summer for all the fresh fruits. I can’t keep myself from buying big bags of cherries and apricots and berries along with the usuals I have on hand – bananas and apples. Problem is I can’t begin to eat them all fast enough before they get too ripe...
lemon roasted green beans

lemon roasted green beans

Our community garden is kickin’ into high gear and the first picking of tri-colored beans (it’s just too bad that the purple ones turn green when cooked) was a bountiful one! Since the other partners in the garden were coming to dinner, I laid claim to the...
pumpkin banana pancakes

pumpkin banana pancakes

I like to be tricky. Find ways to cut the sugar and the fat on the sly without the diner ever knowing the difference. It’s just how I roll. It’s amazing how far a banana or some canned pumpkin will go so why not go for broke and use them both? It was so...
it is national blueberry month afterall

it is national blueberry month afterall

I was looking at the posts in my blog the other day and noticed I have a thing for blueberries. There were blueberries on my pancakes, blueberries on my yogurt, and even blueberries in my pasta salad. I figured it IS National Blueberry Month after all, so I might as...
to kale with it

to kale with it

I threw my hands up in the air and said “to kale with it” for a couple reasons this week. First, I had gone to the farmer’s market and I was lured in by the seduction of all that gorgeous fresh produce. Clearly my eyes were bigger than what we could...