Category: What we’re growing, eating, and doing.
Bruce Springsteen and “Man-Up Weekend”
I survived Zombies, dinosaurs, and an over-crowded “L” to make it to Wrigley and the concert.
Chicago, Dinos, and The Boss
Just to update, this is the second installment over the great time I had last weekend. What was so great about the weekend, you might ask? We found a crazy (in a good way) burger joint in downtown Des Moines (as we were just passing through) called Zombie Burger. (See my last post for more…
What a weekend! Zombies and The Boss
In the beginning…..the story of our fast and furious weekend trip and zombies!
David Kamp is my friend….
David Kamp sent me some autographed books for being the May Cook the Books winner.
Challah Hamburger Buns
Another saved draft that I am finally posting. This is a truly unbelievable bread recipe for burger buns.
Jam Bars
One of my favorite blogs is Liv Life. Kim posts the best recipes. I adore her Pumpkin Granola recipe and I was also taken with her recipe for Strawberry Oatmeal Jam Bars. She posted this last April and I have been making these beauties all summer. The only changes I made to her recipe were:…
Watermelon-Mint Granita for August SRC
Check out SRC reveals today. I used some of our garden produce for a Minted-Watermelon Granita from “A Spoonful of Thyme.”
Grape stompin’ time….
Actually, we did not stomp anything with our feet but we used a potato masher! Join us on our wine making odyssey.
Gala of Grapes
Sweet Potato-palooza….Pepper-palooza…..Now it is time for our Gala of Grapes.
A mini-vacation…
A great art museum, an impressive farmers market, and a few eateries.