I’d been wanting to make pesto all summer, but every time I went grocery shopping I looked at the pine nuts and just couldn't bring myself to fork out the high cost of what they’re selling for right now. While camping with some friends a few weeks ago, one family made walnut pestoto share with the group. When I tasted the walnut pesto and realized it was just as tasty but more … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Garden Harvest Scramble
After harvesting a nice haul of produce from our gardens, we were all hungry and needing some lunch to refuel us for the afternoon’s projects. I couldn't resist sharing a picture of my little helper, a future gardener in the making!A friend recently gave us a dozen eggs from her chickens so I decided tomake us a tasty Garden Harvest Scramble. I get giddy with excitement when I … [Read more...]
Dutch Oven Scalloped Potatoes
When it is too hot to turn on the oven and bake, we opt for baking outdoors in the dutch ovens! Dutch Oven scalloped potatoes are an easy, tasty side dish you can bake in the dutch oven outside while relaxing in the cool shade. Recently I was hosting our monthly book club meeting and wanted to bake some zucchini bread but it was too hot to bake indoors. I figured I might … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Marinated Grilled Zucchini
Zucchini is one of those plentiful veggies where it seems everyone is always looking for new ways to prepare it. I came up with this recipe for marinated grilled zucchini a number of years ago, I'm sure I'm not the first one to do it but it is simple and oh so tasty. When it is too hot to cook indoors, this is a great side dish to cook up outside on the grill. When cooked in a … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Garden Harvest Salad
This week we were invited to lunch with another mama and baby in town. Our contribution was to be a salad, so I decided I wanted to try to make a salad with only ingredients from our garden. Those of you reading this in warmer climatesmay think that is nothing too special, but in Montana we have a cool, short growing season so to be able to start harvesting more veggies now is … [Read more...]
Foodie Friday: Chocolate Mousse Dessert and/or Popsicles
When I was pregnant last year, I was always borrowing books from our midwife’s expansive collection. One of the books I borrowed was “The Pregnancy Cookbook” by Hope Ricciotti and Vincent Connelly. The first time I sat down and looked through the book I made a list of all the recipes I wanted to try.When I realized how long my list was, I knew I had to buy a copy. I was able to … [Read more...]
Homegrown Homemade Meadow Tea
I grew up in Lancaster County, PA, well known as Pennsylvania Dutch Country because of all the Amish there. This recipe for Meadow Tea was a favorite summertime treat. In Lancaster County, all the foods are rich and sweet. We often joke that many recipes from that area require two cups of sugar and a pound of butter. I modified this recipe to use a little honey to sweeten since … [Read more...]
Honey Baked Lentils
Honey baked lentils is an easy, low cost tasty recipe that you can serve as a side dish or main dish when served over rice. This is a recipe I came across when I was 18 and joined the Brethren Volunteer Service. In the volunteer service we were challenged to live simply and prepare healthy foods on a very small budget. Luckily my mom gave me this amazing cookbook … [Read more...]