A Menu for You Celebrating July 4th and Summer, Too

A Menu for You Celebrating July 4thEnjoy Classic Guacamole to Veggie Burgers to Red, White & Blue Potato Salad and More

Here are some early summer favorite recipes in a menu for you celebrating July 4th and summer, too. Whether you celebrate by yourself this year or with a family member or two or with friends, make something wonderful. Continue reading A Menu for You Celebrating July 4th and Summer, Too

Slow Roasted Cherry & Grape Tomatoes Intensify Tomato Deliciousness

Cherry & Grape Tomato MedleySlow Roasting Makes Good Tomatoes Great – So Easy, So Sweet, So Flavorful

Unless greenhouse grown, peak tomato season in Montana is at least a month away. (Though, it does look like it may be sooner for my dwarf Sweet & Neat Tomato plant, which already boasts 50 tomatoes in the process of ripening.) When life gives you good tomatoes, Continue reading Slow Roasted Cherry & Grape Tomatoes Intensify Tomato Deliciousness

Toasted Pumpkin Sesame Seed Sprinkle – Ten Minutes to Glory

Toasted Pumpkin Sesame Seed Sprinkle on Turkish Lentil Carrot StewSprinkle Healthy Crunchy Seed Studded Topping on Most Everything

Today you get a recipe. Little to no commentary. A few photos. Over seven weeks of sheltering-at-home has seemingly silenced my writing voice. Today, though, I am grateful to once again connect with you through food. An easy-to-make—and delicious enough to eat straight Continue reading Toasted Pumpkin Sesame Seed Sprinkle – Ten Minutes to Glory

Versatile Vegetable Soup – A Template for Cooking with the Seasons

Versatile Ingredients for Vegetable SoupVersatile Vegetable Soup Recipe for Customizing A Great Pot of Soup as You Like It All Year Long

Use this stress-free recipe as a template for making a big batch of richly flavored vegetable soup. Use the template to customize the ingredients to suit your taste, according to the season, and what’s in your pantry, refrigerator or garden. With this Continue reading Versatile Vegetable Soup – A Template for Cooking with the Seasons

Homemade Umami Rich Vegetable Stock – Savory Deliciousness

Ingredients for Umami Rich Vegetable StockHomemade Umami Rich Vegetable Stock Makes the Best Soups, Stews, Grains, Sauces and More

Up the savory deliciousness of your soups, stews, grains, sauces and more with umami—the fifth taste of savoriness—when you make Homemade Umami Rich Vegetable Stock. I’ve been making this stock since last September. Using the vegetable trimmings I save in a bag in the freezer Continue reading Homemade Umami Rich Vegetable Stock – Savory Deliciousness

Happy New Year on Flight #2020

Good afternoon, and welcome to flight #2020! 💥🌈

We are preparing for take off 🚀 into the New Year ⭐ so please make sure your Attitude and Blessings are secured and locked in an upright position. All self destructive devices should be turned off at this time. 🚫 All negativity, hurt and discouragement should be put away. 😪 Should we lose altitude under pressure during the flight, reach up and pull down a Prayer. 🙏 Prayers will automatically be activated by Faith. 💕 Once your Faith is activated you can assist other passengers. 🙆‍ There will be NO BAGGAGE allowed on this flight. The Captain has cleared us for takeoff. 💫 Our destination is kindness, understanding, forgiveness, caring, respect and love. 💖

So glad you’re joining me. Now, let’s sit back and enjoy the flight.

Happy New Year!

(from a friend of a friend; source unknown)

Healthy Delicious Joyous Holidays to You and Yours

Healthy Delicious Joyous Holidays to You and YoursHere are a few of my favorite things . . .

  Healthy Delicious Joyous Holidays    Food, Beautiful Food that we can Grow, Cook, Eat and Share    Walking through a Sunlit Forest  ♥  Laughter and Friendship    My Christmas Blooming Azzalea    Flickering Candle Light, Campfires, Fireplaces and Colored Lights  Continue reading Healthy Delicious Joyous Holidays to You and Yours