Fresh Ginger

Herbs.  Herbs are a vital part of my cooking experience.  I just can’t cook without them.  It is always hard when I go up North for a weekend or to someone’s cottage and they don’t have the same stock of herbs as I do.  I love to cook wherever I go, so I have learned […]

I consider tomatoes a staple food, regardless that my BF claims they can’t be a staple. My tomato plants aren’t even blooming yet, but at least are planted (30 of them), so we will be using home canned tomatoes this week. I can’t wait for Caprese - tomato mozzarella basil salad as soon […]

I love strawberries!
Unless I do something with frozen strawberries, like make a margarita with them to make room in the freezer for this year’s batch, I will be passing on using any fresh ones. Why when I love them so? Because in Michigan, strawberries won’t be ripe for another month at the earliest. […]

Ginger Lemon Girl is again hosting this week’s menu swap. Swing over to her site and check out all the menus!
Sunday: Ethopian
Doro Wot from Saveur and red lentil stew on rice as my Injera bread did not work.
Monday: Classic French American
Grass fed steaks on the grill with bearnaise sauce (from scratch), tator […]

We arrived back from the Pacific NW last night close to midnight. I can’t wait to post all about our adventures and some of the most delicious meals I have ever had. I ate seafood almost everyday and I will be recreating those meals for all of us!
11 days on the road and […]

I figured out my menu plan before knowing the “secret ingredient” butternut squash, so I will see if I can fit it in somewhere, perhaps some butternut squash curry soup for lunch on a day when I am working out of the house this week. This week’s menu is hosted by Gluten Free Sox! […]