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Here is a very easy appetizer to prepare. It is always gobbled up at every buffet or gathering. It can be used as a dip and can be varied to each and everyone’s individual’s taste. Add some chopped peppers, onions, etc. It can be endless! Use light cream cheese for a lighter touch.
Olea Europaea Cream [...]

I am one of those people that love their veggies. I usually try to eat them in their natural state and add little to them. Some might say that is boring but I know that it is a healthier way to eat them. However, once in a great while, usually for a holiday meal, I [...]

I recently had the opportunity to savor beef stew prepared in a pumpkin. This was a unique way to serve a rather commonplace meal and perhaps the perfect way to gets oohs and ahhs from any guest! I came up with an idea of using a buttercup squash in place of the pumpkin and the [...]

I recently had a large gathering and a variety of foods were served. One of these foods was orzo salad. Orzo is one of those versatile little pastas. I love it in soups, especially pasta fagioli, an Italian soup. Orzo salad is prepared with orzo, fresh vegetables and herbs, feta cheese, black olives,  and a dressing which [...]

Here we go again, yet another post about zucchini. Like I said before, there is an over abundance of this little vegetable/fruit. I have been searching through my old family hand written recipes and found this one for zucchini bars. Looking it over, I decided to make it for breakfast. I only wanted to make [...]

I am overrun with zucchinis. They are growing leaps and bounds, plants producing daily, and if not picked they’ll grow into unusable colossal bats! What to do with all these croplings? (Now that’s a new word!) I am shocked at how many are growing. I know I shouldn’t be but as my summer squash plants are not [...]

There are so many varieties of corn that is is sometimes hard to select the tastiest and freshest one. This year our local farm store is carrying a butter and sugar variety that is a #10 for sure. It is crisp and sweet, needs very little butter or salt, and is a complete meal in [...]

Gadzukes! Zucchini is ready. It amazes me how fast these squashes grow. One day they are not quite ready and the next they are the size of baseball bats on steroids. There are so many uses for this fruit, though it is treated like a vegetable. It can be prepared using a variety of cooking [...]

Living in New England has its benefits. One, is the different varieties of vegetables that are available here. Asparagus is one such vegetable. I recently read an article about how a small town in Massachusetts, West Brookfield,  has reasoned out that they should get credit for being the first area where asparagus grew. People in [...]

Fiddleheads are now in season! I was able to purchase these at a local farm stand. These delicate greens may be used as a side dish, salad, garnish, or even a meal! They remind me of aspargus and green beans are prepared in much the same manner. They are high in vitamin A and are [...]