I love the FALL.  It helps that I was born in September and live in a place that has amazing fall colors and weather.  However, I think I really love Fall because of the food.  Soups, Stews, and fresh baked homemade bread are some of the best smells and tastes on a crisp fall evening.  [...]

My mother-in-law’s tomatoes are rippening a little faster than mine (her plants are also a lot bigger but don’t rub it in).   I love tomatoes especially home grown ones.   I remember when I was little and I lived in Alabama my Grandpa grew the juciest and most delicious tomatoes.  I would pick them off the [...]

This is just a quick recipe for the Basil Pesto I used in the Pesto Swirl Bread.  I will get the recipe posted for the bread I am just waiting on pictures so thanks for your patience.

Basil Pesto

2 cups packed fresh basil leaves
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup pine nuts
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp salt [...]

A few weeks ago I found out Reagan can’t have wheat or diary, at least for a while, so I have been trying some of my favorite things with some substitutions.  We discovered yogurt made from coconut milk at Sunflower Market and we both loved it.  So last night I made one of my favorite [...]

Asparagus season is pretty much over (mid April to mid June usually) but lucky for me I still found some that was a decent price and a quality product.  I love asparugus and my husband HATES it so whenever I make it I get to eat it all, good thing its healthy.  I like to [...]

So Zucchini is one of the only vegetables my husband will eat and they were on sale 2 weeks ago.   So of course I stocked up, I think I went a little overboard because I cut some up on Sunday to put in a pasta salad and they were getting a little bitter so I [...]

I remember the days of being forced to eat my vegetables.  I even shared the most drastic story from my childhood on top of the  Side Dish Recipe Page.  I learned two very important lesson from this force feeding.

Vegetables are good for you!
Vegetables usually taste gross!

So when I grew up and went to Culinary School [...]