Welcome to #HotSummerEats and a Giveaway

Hot Summer Eats is here. Rallied by Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla, a talented group of 18 food bloggers will be posting recipes for a week. From June 1st through June 8th, we hope to inspire you for your summer grill dates and cookouts, provide you with ideas for your beach bonfires, and get . . . → Read More: Welcome to #HotSummerEats and a Giveaway

Upcoming GIVEAWAY Announcement!

There will be more about this hot event and the even hotter giveaways tomorrow! Stay tuned to win some fabulous prizes. In the meantime, you can check out some of the swag at the sponsors websites:

BenBella Vegan will provide one winner with one print copy of each of their Spring 2015 releases:Love Fed, . . . → Read More: Upcoming GIVEAWAY Announcement!

Nutty Beans and Greens Pasta Salad

Here is the start to the first annual “Summer of Salads” here at Eliot’s Eats. . . . → Read More: Nutty Beans and Greens Pasta Salad

Herb Garden

When we moved into our house over sixteen years ago, we set out willy-nilly to landscape. We had no plan. We had a vision. But, we had no plan.

I wanted roses.

We planted roses everywhere. We built flowerbeds for roses around the house. We planted climbing roses on our back fence. We built a . . . → Read More: Herb Garden

A Mother’s Day Tea

With a little help from Evelyne at Cheap Ethnic Eatz, I found the perfect Mother’s Day gifts. . . . → Read More: A Mother’s Day Tea

Woody Turns Two

…or a night with Sam Baker. The Woody Guthrie Center’s 2nd anniversary celebration brought a great line-up of musicians and we got to see (and meet) Sam Baker!!!!! . . . → Read More: Woody Turns Two

Three-Kale and Beet Green Salad with Radish and Pine Nuts

Check out this versatile kale salad recipe plus some bonus Cinco de Mayo recipes. . . . → Read More: Three-Kale and Beet Green Salad with Radish and Pine Nuts

Hot Springs and Lake Ouachita Trip

We travel to Hot Springs at least once a year, but we have found a new favorite haunt at Lake Ouachita State Park. . . . → Read More: Hot Springs and Lake Ouachita Trip

Garden Update

I hope I am not jinxing our future harvests by sharing an emerging future bounty of apples, apricots, cherries, strawberries, tomatoes, and grapes…. . . . → Read More: Garden Update

Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb for Cook the Books

This recipe marks my first foray into cooking lamb. Join me as I highlight this round for Cook the Books, The Feast Nearby by Robin Mather. . . . → Read More: Marinated Grilled Leg of Lamb for Cook the Books