Category: Season

  • Spaghetti with Zucchini

    Spaghetti with Zucchini

    When the garden is giving you lots of zucchini, pick some small ones with the blossoms still attached and make this spaghetti. It’s so simple but tastes great–and it’s super easy to make!  It probably tastes just as good without the blossoms so make it with small zucchini without the blossoms if need be. This…

  • Leftover Ham? Make Pasta Primavera

    Leftover Ham? Make Pasta Primavera

    Like many of you, I have leftover ham from our Easter dinner. Last night I made pasta primavera and added ham to it. So good! Recipe’s at the end. I don’t have pictures of our dinner. I don’t like letting the food blog interfere with real life.  Brunch was just four of us: my daughters,…

  • Grilled Artichoke and Potato Frittata

    Grilled Artichoke and Potato Frittata

    With fresh eggs from the hen and fresh artichokes from the garden, last night’s frittata was about as good as it gets!  Frittatas are much less fussy than omelets and easily adaptable to serve more or less people. The texture is different even though the ingredients are similar because the egg puffs up in the…

  • Linda’s Four Bean Salad

    Linda’s Four Bean Salad

    Thanks to my sister-in-law for this great bean salad recipe. The celery and green pepper add some nice crunch and the dressing is just right. Sometimes for a change, I add some canned corn as well.

  • Parsnips and Carrots in Lemon Mustard Sauce

    Parsnips and Carrots in Lemon Mustard Sauce

    I discovered I’d not moved this recipe over from the old site and it’s good enough to bring back. This is from one of my favorite cookbooks, Mom’s Updated Recipe Box: 300 Family Favorites Made Quick and Healthy. That links to a book that is slightly newer than my copy as it has 50 more recipes…