Happy Independence Day. While many of you have been seeing red, white and blue this weekend, all I’ve been seeing is green. After making two jars of pesto on Friday, I’ve been busy finding ways to incorporate it into our meals. The following are the three ways I’ve used the pesto so far. All very…
hello summer, hello basil. i think i love you.
As I mentioned in my post yesterday. There has been pesto making at the Sterling-Derr homestead. As I was watering the herbs, veggies and flowers, I noticed an evil pesky beetle dining on one of my basil leaves. I guess I can’t fault the little guy, he knows a good thing. But I was going…
five senses friday #9
It was a short work week for me, but still a very full week none the less. Here are the highlights in just five senses. seeing: red, white and blue everywhere. i bought these little flags yesterday. and yes, i’m the kind of guy that irons out the creases before putting them out. tasting: freshly…
grilled portobello quesadillas
My Everyday Food Challenge continued today. It was time to cook from issue #4 from July/August 2003. And let me just say thank you, from the bottom of my very happy stomach, for voting for the Grilled Portobello Quesadilla. It’s not something that I would normally cook, and it was an absolutely gorgeous evening to…
a scary realization
Question. Do half-birthdays count if no one remembers them, including your self? I realized today that this past weekend was my half-birthday. That’s right, I’m 37.5. (In case you’re wondering, I don’t look a day over 37.25.) And that’s the perfect time to revisit The List. The List of the 37 things I want to…
first harvest
Aside from some herbs, this yellow summer squash was the first item that I’ve harvested from the garden this summer. I decided to celebrate its picking with a meal planned just around it. The result was a pasta dish with summer squash and lemon grilled chicken. To garnish the dish I used some of my…
five senses friday #8
What was your week like? Here’s mine in just five senses. Thanks to Abby for the inspiration to do this simple act of journaling every week. seeing: huge black birds. the type that usually wakes us up with their squawks on a weekend morning. tasting: emerald cocoa roast almonds. thanks to Sarah for introducing these delightful…
not so tiny flower thursday
From my half-destroyed summer squash plant. The storm last afternoon was not kind to the garden.
vegetable lasagna
Here’s your selection from this week’s Everyday Food Challenge. The always tasty vegetable lasagna. The recipe gave me two options. I could use store-bought tomato sauce, or make my own with the recipe that was included. I thought it was important to make my own, in the spirit of the challenge. So I did, and…
lemon pie with pecan crumb crust
I’m back with the Issue #3 installment of my Everyday Food Challenge. Last week the readers voted for me to make the Vegetable Lasagna. You’ll read about that tomorrow. For now, let’s deal with dessert first. One of the runners-up in the voting was the Lemon Pie with Pecan Crumb Crust. It was also the…
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