7 Hummus Recipes to Make at Home In this time of social distancing, COVID-19, stay-at-home orders and quarantining, we have all experienced the run on the grocery stores. No toilet paper, flour, yeast (mass bread baking!) … and many times the snack shelves are emptied …

ZUCCHINI AND YELLOW SQUASH AU GRATIN WITH SUMMER TOMATOES AND VIDALIA ONION Summertime in the kitchen is all about the garden or the Farmer’s Market – zucchini, tomatoes, watermelon, strawberries, yellow squash, sweet vidalia onion, purple hull peas, corn – and the list goes on …

SMOKED SALMON BREAKFAST WRAP Traditional Smoked Salmon Breakfast Sandwich   Smoked Salmon used to be somewhat of a delicacy and a little bit of a mystery.  Although smoked salmon originally comes from the Nordic countries, lox and bagels were not well known outside of the …

  NO CHURN HOMEMADE ICE CREAM What Does No Churn Mean? In the past, homemade ice cream was an undertaking. Many people would include it on holidays because running the manual ice cream maker took several people! There was ice required, many many pounds, rock …

AWARD-WINNING CHILI VERDE RECIPE What is Pork Chili Verde? Pork Chili Verde is a delicious stew made of slow-cooked pork, peppers, tomatillos and spices.   The traditional recipe for Chili Verde comes from Mexico and, some say, the Southwest. “Verde” is Spanish for Green – …

The 4th of July is the King of Holidays, IMHO only second to Christmas. I mean, you’ve got Summer, you’ve got hot dogs, you’ve got fireworks AND – if you are super lucky – you have ICE CREAM. [mv_create key=”6″ layout=”hero” title=”Super Fun Food for …

Donuts – Uniquely Delicious Doughnuts or donuts? Although ‘doughnut’ is the proper spelling, ‘donut’ is the Americanized version of the word Thought to be brought by the Dutch settlers to New England in the early 1800’s, donuts were immediately popular and have been ever since. …

Spinach and Strawberry – Classic Use of In-Season Ingredients Do you wait for the seasons to change so you can make use of all the delicious “in season” ingredients in your area? Where I am in the South, strawberries come into season for only about …

THAI CHICKEN SOUP – WITH ZOODLES! Everyone loves chicken soup – the rich, nourishing broth, the tender chicken bites (can you say RO-TISS-ER-EE? Time and money saver!) Homemade or good canned chicken stock and a few aromatics can either transform to comforting and classic Chicken …

DO YOU KNOW YOUR FRUITS FROM YOUR VEGGIES? In the world of food, there are many plants most people consider vegetables that are actually fruits, botanically speaking. TOMATOES – FRUIT OR VEGGIE The most famous example is probably the tomato. Its status as a fruit …