Summer brings with it a bumper crop of tomatoes from gardens and produce stands. Heirloom tomatoes are all all time favorite at our house. They are not the perfectly shaped orbs you will find at the grocery stores. Heirlooms have a shorter shelf life so they are not found in all stores. These tomatoes have a superior taste though they may be very odd shaped.
Canning meat is easier than most people think. It is so handy to have canned meat on your pantry shelves to make a quick meal on busy days. Pop the lid off the jar and you can make Chickenetti, Soups, barbecues, and even pizza.
Summer is winding to a close but my zucchini plants are still thriving and producing well. I am trying to hang on to summer and the bountiful garden harvest. This Zucchini Lasagna is delicious using tomato sauce I preserved and zucchini from my garden.
Zucchini is one of the most prolific vegetables you can grow in your garden. Once they are picked they can be use in almost any vegetable side dish and even transformed into cakes, cookies and bars. I try and pick zucchini small…no larger than 10-12 inches but occasionally some get over looked.
Bright red rhubarb stalks are one of the first vegetables to be harvested in gardens. These crisp stalks need added sweetner to offset the tartess but make the best pies and desserts.
Bright red juicy strawberries herald the arrival of spring. They are one of the most versatile berries and the most widely cultivated. They are featured in many dishes and are one of the easiest fruits to grow. My garden has always had a large strawberry patch much to my children’s dismay. They hated the weeding but when they berries were ready the patch became much more likeable. June-bearing are my favorite kind to plant. Homegrown strawberries have the most flavor simply because the sugar converts to starch soon after they being picked.
Summertime gardens will soon be producing bountifully. Salads are an important part of our meals and fresh produce is always a blessing. Cucumbers and cabbage are combined to make this salad. You will find an interesting ingredient in the dressing that adds to the flavor…Kosher Dill pickle brine!
Angel Food cakes are a fluffy light cake made mostly from egg whites. This “Taste like Oreos” Angel Food is all of that plus it is layered with a creamy filling that will delight anyone taste buds. If you have never tried black cocoa, you will be quite pleased with the oreo taste it gives.
Who doesn’t like desserts!! And chocolate and cheesecake together, what could be better! These No-bake White Chocolate Cheesecakes are easy to make. Best of all, they only takes a few ingredients. You can dress this dessert up by serving it in fancy chocolate shells or you can serve it in a simple glass dish. These creamy cheesecakes will fool everyone in believing they full of sugar when they are not. Why not make these for your Mother’s day dessert!
What do you get when you combine chocolate and peanuts together? The perfect protein bar! These bars remind me of a candy bars…..and best of all they are good for you! Chocolate Peanut Protein Bars are chock full of protein, healthy fats, and are sugar and gluten-free.
