• and then the weather changed, part 1

    - - Thank goodness the heat and humidity are gone. Meals with warm flavors and the last of the summer vegetables can be made. From my CSA box I had a bunch of scallions that I wanted to incorporate into...

  • capturing summer

    - - - - ​Recently I received more tomatoes and peaches in my Dreyer Farm CSA box. In my search on the NYT Cooking app, I found a recipe by Alexa Weibel for Tomato and Peach Salad with Whipped Goat Cheese....

  • ahh!

    - - Take a breath, breathe, another summer season at the Jersey shore is in the books. It was a busy summer at my home. My granddaughters were down every Thursday for swimming lessons at The Atlantic...

  • stone fruit

    - - Skillet Meatballs with Peaches, Basil and Lime Summertime fruits are so versatile, you can use them in baking or in savory dishes such as Skillet Meatballs with Peaches, Basil and Lime or Grilled...

  • who would have thought...

    - - ​Sometimes our CSA repeats vegetables during the season. So, the question becomes, “What can I do with…” Another head of cabbage and more peaches were in my box last week. I went to my favorite...

  • move over Green Giant

    - - Today lunch was a delightful platter of roasted vegetables. I had a Spanish onion, cubanelle pepper, eggplant, grape heirloom tomatoes and a small beefsteak tomato that were cooked outside on the...