How to Make Artisan Baguettes
Artisan Baguettes: A few years back we took a trip to Paris. I love bread, however, it was in Paris that I discovered how fabulous a freshly baked Parisian Baguette…
How to Dry Herbs
How to dry Herbs: The days are getting colder, and the first day of fall was this week. It will soon be time to put the gardens to bed before…
Homemade Pasta – Fettuccini, Linguini, Spaghetti, and Vermicelli
Homemade Pasta:Homemade pasta turns an ordinary dinner into a special occasion. Served with a favorite sauce this pasta recipe is easy to impress. Growing up I didn't know what homemade…
Classic Marinara Sauce for Pasta
Classic Marinara Sauce for Pasta: This sauce is vegan and perfect with my homemade vegetarian Pasta and Three Cheese Ravioli. Growing up, when we went out to eat, which was rare, we went to…
Three Cheese Ravioli – made with homemade pasta
Three Cheese Ravioli: Little pillows of deliciousness filled with even more YUM. I went to the freezer a few nights back to get some homemade three-cheese ravioli for dinner. I…
Green Beans – How to Blanch Them
Green Beans: I can tell that the summer is winding down when I am picking the late last crop of my string beans. By the way, did you ever wonder why…
Homemade Tomato Sauce
Tomato sauce: I'm dreaming of a red winter. WHAT a red winter! But winter is white not red. Yup a red winter. Guess I have some splainin to do. Yes,…
Canning Stewed Tomatoes
FALL: golden leaves, shorter cooler days, sweaters, and canning stewed tomatoes season. Surprised you with the last one didn't I. I know almost no one cans anything anymore. No time,…
Best Homemade Jarred Salsa
I just had the best homemade jarred salsa and chips for breakfast. The plan was to add the salsa to a glass of tomato juice, blend it up, pour it…
Browned Butter with Fresh Herbs
I have a confession to make I have a new love, which happens fairly often. This love is for browned butter. Toss in some fresh garden herbs, and it’s heavenly…