Now that fall seems to finally be here, I’ve rescued the remaining herbs from my garden and am currently drying them in a dehydrator to preserve them for the winter. The scent wafting through my house is divine. Such an herbal, fresh, clean scent. Today’s drying …
Nostalgia…defined by yours truly as a wood crank ice cream machine. I’ve made homemade ice cream many, many times in my youth and in my adult life with one of those old fashioned wood crank varieties that you have to place a bunch of ice …
Okaaaaayyy….. after posting about rich moist chocolately blueberry espresso brownies last week, how could I possibly resist making a creamy caramel sauce to go with, well, rich vanilla ice cream and maybe those brownies on the side? Too much to resist! Let me tell you, this recipe was fun to create. I made it dairy free for those of us who don’t do dairy and instead of a refined sugar, it uses a more healthy coconut sugar. No, it does NOT taste like coconut. Just simple ooey gooey creamy caramel. Honestly divine.
Not long ago, maybe a couple of winters ago, I discovered this truly amazing coffee blend called wild mountain blueberry. It tastes a little like a blueberry muffin and your breakfast coffee all in one delicious steaming cup of joe. Boy, do I wish I had a cup …
I hope all of you had a fantastic weekend! The family and I went out camping this past weekend to enjoy the weather and each other’s company. It’s so awesome having a campground within 15 minutes from our house. Not only is it convenient, but we …
Hey!!! You know how I said I had this nice little urban garden in my last post and was sharing my herbs with my neighbor? Well, I decided this time not to share and to keep the extra tarragon to make this light lemon tarragon asparagus dish. I’ll share some more with my neighbor tomorrow to make up for the injustice. I do realize that asparagus season is well past but wouldn’t you know, I managed to find some at the store recently that was in good condition so just had to try something new.
I love side dishes that are easy. I mean really easy. That’s what happens when you have a busy schedule and a family of five… you make things the easy way whenever you can. This dish has a mere 5 ingredients and that’s if you count the salt and pepper. Since asparagus is a summery green veggie, grilling it is always in season and that’s my preferred method. Now, I don’t get all fancy with skewers, I just toss some olive oil in a cast iron skillet with a dash of salt and pepper and place the skillet right on the grill grates. You’ll need to keep a close eye on these little guys so they don’t go from grilled perfection to mush. Mushy asparagus is NEVER good.
Give ’em a good sauté until they’re tender crisp and while they’re cooking, have your sous chef chop up the fresh tarragon from your garden and zest a lemon. Oh wait, you don’t have a sous chef?! Hmm. I don’t either. I guess it would be wise to do your chopping ahead of time so you can enjoy a beverage while grilling.
So here you have it, another ode to the end of summer.
I am refusing to believe that summer is nearly done for another year. It seems that the summers are whizzing by faster each year. I took my kids out to the beach for the last splash in the lake before school starts tomorrow. Then, I’ll be left …
It’s nearly time for fall which most of the time makes me quite happy. The kids go back to school leaving me with a slightly more peaceful house. I can’t help but gather the last fruits of the summer as delicious peaches are at the …
