Some of the tomatoes have been on the vine too long and are starting to go bad, so it’s time to pick and “put them up.” I’m having to throw quite a few in the compost and the tomatoes in the kitchen...

Mussels are fairly inexpensive and cook quickly. Both farmed and wild mussels are both good seafood choices now in regards to sustainability and mercury levels. They make a great outdoor summer meal...

I caught part of a cooking show rerun last week – Bobby Flay was grilling with Kevin Clash, the voice of Elmo from Sesame Street. I was surprised...

These roasted potatoes are about the only potato recipe I make any more except for holiday mashed. Leave the skin on because the most nutritious part of a potato is the skin; which makes the smaller...

I was happy to come across a meatloaf recipe that’s only half meat, because we love meatloaf but want to eat less.   It tastes great and the only difference from a full loaf of meat is a slightly less...

Today was a slow cooker day and I love the blend of spices in Indian tikka masala. It’s not hot spicy, it’s flavorful spicy. If you want hot spicy, you will need to add that in addition to the recipe...

Don’t you hate when you make something for dinner and just as you’re clearing the table after the meal you remember that you forgot to serve it? I did that today. I put the cucumber salad back in the...

Today I sliced the first melon that I’ve ever grown. I’ve always had a problem getting them to ripen before the first frost. It helps to live in Maryland, rather than Michigan, since I’ve never...

Getting back to the Cooking in a French Town book that I reviewed last week, today I tried the stuffed cabbage (pg. 108). I’ve made a lot of Hungarian stuffed cabbage with meat but this is the first...

If you grow zucchini, around this time of year one of them hides out under a giant zucchini plant leaf and grows like mad. Maybe you noticed it at one time and thought you’d just give it another...

Time to grill that other chicken that I put in the freezer once after going to the farmer’s market, but this time I’m going to butterfly it instead of sitting it on a can. Since I got home late, I...

One weekend this fall, I’ll try a real Hungarian apple strudel but for now I’ll take the easy route and use some phyllo dough for a quick strudel from the April/May 2012 Vegetarian Times magazine...