Peach season is my favorite fruit season. And if you are lucky enough to live in an area where peaches are grown (or if you have your own peach trees), you know what it is like to bite into a peach that is perfectly ripe. The flesh yields slightly to the pressure from your hand, […]
Spreads & Toppers
Roasted Garlic Pesto
Summer heralds garlic harvest. All of those bulbs curing, releasing their heady aroma. But if you grow a lot of garlic, just how do you use it all before some of it begins to sprout during winter? Sure, you can add minced garlic to sauces and other roasted vegetables, but that only uses about 1/2 […]
Homemade Olive Sandwich Spread
Sandwiches are a perennial favorite. They are portable, easy to prepare, and are so versatile… served hot or cold, fresh or fried, but always a crowd-pleaser. But let’s break away from grilled cheese, luncheon meat or peanut butter and jelly and expand the sandwich filling options. From the 1920’s – 1950’s, sandwich fillings were commonly […]
Skip Processed: Easy to Make Peanut Butter
Few things can take me back to my childhood like this magical spread. It is thick, creamy, yet spreadable all at the same time. And let’s not forget the aroma. Opening a jar of it and I am instantly back in my mother’s kitchen as six-year-old just home from school. There in front of me […]
Crave-worthy Caponata
As someone of German heritage, I have a profound love of homemade Italian food that belies my upbringing. Perhaps it was due to my exposure to Italian cuisine that involved a box containing a tin of sauce, a bundle spaghetti, and cheese that was shaken out of a green canister? I grew up thinking that […]