This dish has become a favorite at our house. Fresh zucchini, tomatoes, and basil come together wonderfully in a smooth creamy sauce. It started out as the filling for zucchini boats but has morphed into its own dish that I tweaked to make even better. It would go great with grilled meat or with a [...]
This fabulous, healthy snack cake is perfect for those overripe bananas you have sitting on your counter. My mom made this delicious banana cake for dessert when I was up to visit her this summer and I knew after eating several pieces of it, I had to have the recipe. This cake is great the [...]
Cucumbers are another vegetable that have given me a run for my money. I tried several new canned pickle recipes and put up about 15 jars of pickles. This was a great way to use up the small and medium sized cukes but it still left me with dozens of larger cucumbers to deal with. [...]
The zucchini are in their second round here. There was a short reprieve and then they kicked it into high gear again. It is back to eating zucchini every day. But, strangly enough, we are not sick of it yet. It must be my commitment to transform it into something different each time we eat [...]
Right now at the Green Bean Gardens, the zucchini are going crazy. I only planted two plants but they are very prolific. As I write this, I currently have five zucchinis in my fridge, waiting to be turned into something yummy or to be frozen or dried. With so many zucchini, one is bound to [...]
Granola pairs perfectly with homemade yogurt for a healthy evening snack. Granola is also great with raisins or dried cranberries sprinkled on top and covered in milk for breakfast. Sadly, most granola you find in a box at the store is full of sugar and is rather expensive. Instead of giving up granola, I make [...]
Blue jewels hang serenely from their bush as the morning sun streams down on me. The birds are happily chirping, families, friends, and neighbors are enjoying the fresh air. Why are we all out early in the morning? We are harvesting. Filling our buckets with a steadily growing mountain of sweet, delicious blueberries. The morning [...]