One of our favorite things to get at fairs, festivals and our local farmer's market is a cone of roasted nuts. Just follow your nose, allowing the cinnamon smell to guide you. They'll usually hand out a one-nut sample to entice you to buy them, too. It's love at first taste, … [Read more...] about Rum-Glazed Roasted Pecans
Recipes
Banana Rum Cake from the Caribbean
I let my bananas go bad again. Then I let them sit there a little bit longer because...well, I was busy. I had things to do. Then when I went in search of a banana rum cake I couldn't really decide what I wanted. I kind of liked the idea of a sheet cake, but most of the … [Read more...] about Banana Rum Cake from the Caribbean
Pesto Cheese Bread to Eat with Everything
Sometimes the best things in life are simple. This is one of those times. There is nothing frilly or fancy about this recipe. It's easy. If you make a good patch of pesto and stash it in your freezer, it is effortless. And the payoff is incredible. Who doesn't love bread … [Read more...] about Pesto Cheese Bread to Eat with Everything
Fresh Garden Pesto on Your Plate and in Your Freezer
Our initial reason for gardening, before we even owned our own home, was to make pesto. We had always enjoyed pesto, and at the time with Ole in graduate school, buying the often expensive jar of it at the supermarket wasn't something we were willing to do. And the "pesto pot" … [Read more...] about Fresh Garden Pesto on Your Plate and in Your Freezer
Lemon Cream Seafood Pasta for Hanging on to Summer
It's here. The last week of the summer is in full swing, and I am over my head in work and events and activities and last-minute to-do lists that just may very well not get done. Throw in a couple phone calls about the school book fair (remind me again why I am the chairperson … [Read more...] about Lemon Cream Seafood Pasta for Hanging on to Summer
