This warm red cabbage salad is a wonderful side dish that can be served warm or at room temperature and is a unique dish to serve at your tailgate party. First, place a 1 1/2 cups walnut halves in a dry pan and toast on med high heat tossing continuously until light golden, being careful…
Herbed Garlic Potatoes Great for Picnics, Tailgating, or for Every Day
This week I will be posting recipes for awesome side dishes that are great for tailgate parties and every day meals too. These herb roasted potatoes are easy to make and then packed in a thermos and will stay hot for hours making them great for tailgating or picnics. First take your thermos (I used…
Fall in Vermont
Fall is finally here and although it was about 78 degrees today it still smelled like fall with a hint of maple in the air from all the maple trees on our property. I love this time of year because the nights are cool and the days are warm and there are not as many…
Apple Pecan Crisp
Tis apple season once again, and although apples are available year round, here in Vermont with the beautiful fall foliage comes the beautiful delicious apples of the region. Apple crisp is a very simple recipe, which is why I love it so much. There is much less sugar in an apple crisp versus an apple…
A Salad A Day……..
We use arugula or rocket in our salads every day because these days we don’t eat enough bitter greens like they did in the old days. Bitter greens like arugula or dandelion greens help with digestion by stimulating the pancreas to produce bile. Arugula is rich in fiber, vitamins C, A, and K, folate, iron,…
Thin Grilled Pork Cutlets with Garlic Tomato Haricots Verts
Gourmet on a budget has never been easier, especially when you have to feed a family. Pork loin roast often goes on sale and can be purchased as a whole loin that you can slice yourself. If slicing a pork loin is too much work, you can purchase thinly sliced center cut pork chops instead. …
Time Saver Tip
One of the ways that I save time in the kitchen is to combine my salt and pepper into one container. My mix is one part fine sea salt to one and one half part fine ground pepper. I mix it together and keep it in a covered container next to the stove. While some…
Easy Turkey Butternut Chili
When it’s a busy day and I want to whip up something warm and comforting on a cold day here in Vermont, I often make this simple turkey butternut squash chili. Since I had an abundance of butternut squash in the garden this year, I came up with different ideas on how to use them. …
About our pets
Our dog Koji is a Shiba Inu, and our cat Makato is a Bengal. These two love each other and manage to get in trouble together as well. They chase one another around the house, which provides each of them with great exercise but if I don’t keep an eye on them they will get…
Getting Started
Hi Everyone, Planning on adding some awesome recipes as soon as I get my site up and running!