Do you love pesto? Me too. But many people think that pesto has to be made of only basil, and that it needs to be served on pasta. In the summer when your garden is producing, or your CSA is delivering, an abundance of greens and veggies it's time to make a tasty...

When the fresh herbs and veggies start to become abundant in the garden, why on earth would anyone be content making the same-old-same-old potato salad? Here is the salad I made the other night. Equal parts (I used 1/3 cup each) of: light mayonnaise, lemon juice,...

You say you're growing hot peppers? Have I got a cocktail for you. Easy, fun and spicy. Here's what you do: Slice three or four of your hot peppers thinly. Wear gloves so you don't get the hot oil on your fingers and inadvertently rub your eye or your...well, you get...

Peas are one of the first crops we can plant and harvest in the vegetable garden, so we love them first for their earliness. Sugar snap peas are particularly satisfying, since they can be harvested early and eaten whole, or picked slightly later and shelled as regular...

Garlic is normally planted in the fall and harvested in mid-summer. A few weeks before harvesting, however, it starts to form flowers. These are called scapes and are usually cut off so that the plant will put all of it's energies into forming large heads of garlic in...

The first time I served this I questioned my husband after dinner. "What did you think of the faux risotto?" He replied, "What was faux about it?" I called it faux risotto because it had no rice. This is an easy dish to make and if you like risotto, it's almost as...

A meal with more than one vegetable side dish? You can grow that, and cook that...daily! I try to serve at least three vegetables with every evening meal but I also want to be able to prepare a meal in about an hour. Needless to say, this has me always on the search...

At least once a week we have a what's-available-dinner-salad. Healthy fast food! This is a main dish made up of all the ingredients that are in the fridge or the garden, plus any staples from the pantry as well. This salad is designed to be healthy, filling, and tasty...

I started using this combination of ingredients because I wanted a granola that was high in nuts and sesame seeds but lower in fat and sugar than most store-bought granola. We've been making this recipe now for years and wouldn't be without it...when we travel we even...

I made this slaw recently because I had Tuscan kale and fennel in the refrigerator. "I don't know that those two things go together," my husband said. "Both of them taste great with lemon," I replied, "so that's the flavor that will marry everything together." All I...