Using up zucchini with a sweet treat
Last week, into my home came a zucchini the size of a football. While I love the stuff, my husband hates it. Loathes it, in fact. And just as I was dreaming up creative ways to use it — should I stuff...
View ArticleCorn on the Cob Was Made to be Grilled
It seems everyone has an opinion on what way is best to grill corn on the cob. Some boil it then grill it to get a little carmelizing charred effect. Some leave husks on. Others take it off, wrap it in...
View ArticleGrilled Nectarines with Blackberry Sauce
The great thing about summertime desserts are that many tend to be simple. Grilled fruit is one of my favorites whether it be slices of grilled pineapple drizzled with coconut milk and macadamia nuts...
View ArticleA Last Taste of Summer: Caprese Salad
This summer, I had the joy of watching the little seeds and starts I plopped into my little edible garden stretch and blossom. As a new vegetable gardener, I expected that not everything would go as...
View ArticleThanksgiving Recipe Contest Winner for Sweet Potato Souffle
Congratulations to Julie McCormick of Port Townsend, who won The Food Life’s little recipe contest. for her sweet potato souffle. I’ll highlight a couple more of the dessert-related recipes you shared...
View ArticleDid You Remember the T-Day Desserts?
Yeah, there’s the turkey or the ham, but the thing I look forward to every year is that belt-notch dropper, dinner topper dessert. For me, it has to be some sort of pie, and as we head into tomorrow, I...
View ArticleEasy, Boozy, Homemade Balls O’ Goodness
This summer we had another in a long line of great interns. But one of the things that set Mandy Simpson apart was that she plied us with treats while she was here. (Note to all future interns: baking...
View ArticleCandied Bacon, Bacconalias and More Bacon
I thought the bacon hype would die down, but I was very wrong. In the past couple weeks, there has been much bacon talk in my world. Two weekends ago, I decided that the secret to a good sausage gravy...
View ArticleHow Do You Preserve Desert King Figs?
Margaret Mathisson recently e-mailed asking if anyone here had suggestions for helping her preserve her bumper crop of Desert King figs. I’d recently run across a few blogs with suggestions for...
View ArticleRecipes for Green Tomatoes
I was fortunate to have ripened tomatoes this year from an Early Girl tomato plant and a yellow pear tomato plant. Their fruits made their way into salads, sauces and soon a soup. But with a...
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