It’s that time of the summer when fresh produce is at it’s best. Whether it comes from your garden, grocery store, local farmer’s market, or a generous neighbor, it’s zucchini season! A few easy favorites of ours for simple summer fare. Grilled Zucchini Grilling zucchini is one of my top summer side dishes. If we […]
This is what kids do when they have nothing but TIME … they build “go-carts” yes, that’s a piece of plywood, a beach chair, 2 scooter boards and a whole lot of bungee cord I love the protective gear big brother insisted that his passenger wear! they pack a snack albeit, chocolate covered cherries, […]
The BLT may very well be my all-time favorite sandwich! With tomatoes ripe off the vine and salty slices of bacon what could be better? For dinner last week I put together some tasty sandwiches and included a family favorite, the A – avocado. And why stop there, try it with some P – pesto, S […]
Remember these??? Oh, how I wish I still had some around to play, they would bring back a lot of memories. I was going through my music library recently, need to make some CDs for an old stereo I have where I can’t use my iphone, etc. it was reminding me of the season in […]
In July, the green beans in my garden grow faster than we can eat them! This year, in addition to blanching them for a side dish or salad, I decided to try pickling green beans. I LOVE spicy pickled green beans in a tall spicy Bloody Mary! I’ve never been much of a food preserver […]
For the past two days, I’ve been walking around like a mama bear whose lost a cub. I have been thinking about my oldest child whom we took to his first sleep away Sunday afternoon. He was ecstatic! The smell of the redwoods as the 3 of us approached the field for the first time […]
Today is our 10th wedding anniversary. we were married on a beautiful day in the Sierra Nevada. I put much of the wedding together myself on a crazy little budget, but it was lovely. no pintrest. no wedding coordinator. our photographer wasn’t even shooting digital yet! Since 2002, we’ve bought our family home, we’ve had […]