Zucchini Tomato Toss

(Plan ahead…this salad needs to chill for at least 2 hours.) Yet another delicious way to use all that zucchini in your garden–along with the tomatoes and an onion. Peel zucchini and cut in halves or thirds. Then cut each section into fourths and thinly...

Oh, What Do You Do in the Summertime?

Oh, what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you fish in a stream, or lazily dream on the banks as the clouds go by? Is that what you do? So do I! Oh what do you do in the summertime, when all the world is green? Do you swim in a pool, to keep...

Today’s Harvest

There it is. Our very first egg from our laying hens. I don’t even want to crack it open because it’s the first one! Silly I know, it can’t last forever after all. I thought I’d pick a few tomatoes and peppers for dinner tonight. The garden is...

Creamy Italian Pasta Salad

I wait all summer for fresh tomatoes and green peppers so I can make this salad. The recipe calls for cherry tomatoes but I prefer chopped fresh tomatoes from my garden. Garden tomatoes have so much more flavor than the grocery store variety. So here’s what...

Book Reviews

I hate reading book reviews. Too much information is revealed that I would prefer to get by reading the book. And I’m not just talking about plot giveaways. I enjoy coming to know the characters as I read the book. Yes, I was one of those children who covered my...