Jamaica iced tea is a tart, refreshing tea, perfect for a sweltering August afternoon in DC. The tea is made from the blossoms of a Jamaica plant, also known as hibiscus. I stumbled upon this tea after a local tea company gave out samples at our farmers’ market. I had no trouble finding a recipe, […]
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While pasta with basil pesto sauce is pretty much heaven on Earth, pasta with a spinach pesto sauce is a good alternative. Sure, it’s summer, and your basil is growing like a weed, but spinach is available year round so you can make this dish any time. We didn’t have mint, so we substituted it […]
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It seems like in August all food bloggers and “foodies” do the same thing – they make zucchini bread. After discovering four zucchinis in our refridgerator (I guess we bought more from the farmers’ market than we remembered), we decided to give zucchini bread a try.
These are the real Egg McMuffins! They are actual muffins with baked eggs in them. Not only are they tasty, but they are quick and easy to make in the morning. This all made possible thanks to the techniques from Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, where you make a big batch of dough […]
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Every time one of our readers clicks on one of the links to Amazon and buys something, they kick me back a couple of cents on the dollar. It is not a lot at all, but after a while it adds up and soon I have enough to buy a book or two. One of […]
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Pickling is a funny pursuit. It starts with simple pickles of just cucumbers, like refrigerator pickles, and then moves on to more complicated techniques, like fermented sour pickles. Eventually you start pickling other vegetables like radishes and zucchini. I am know unable to resist a good pickle or pickling recipe. When I came across this […]
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Lentils are a great bean to work with. They cook up in about 30 minutes, you don’t need to pre-soak them and they are packed with flavor. You have to keep an eye on them while they are cooking though. If you over cook them, they turn into mush. Green French lentils hold up a […]
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One activity we did while on our Summer vacation in Massachusetts was berry picking at Nourse Farm in Deerfield. We just missed strawberry season, but there were plenty of blueberries and raspberries for the picking (and the tasting). We walked away with 2 quarts of blueberries and 2 pints of raspberries…for way less then you’d […]
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Ever since we had our Great Greek Yogurt Contest I have had yogurt on my brain. This has led me down a crazy path of trying to make my own yogurt. It all sounds a little dangerous and sort of earthy-crunchy. Who in their right mind would be into yogurt enough that they would risk […]
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(So there, the title really says it all. This is a simple and refreshing way to enjoy the summer. All you have to do is add some cucumber slices to a pitcher of cold, filtered water. Let it sit for a couple of hours and you have one of the most refreshing summer drinks there […]
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