Pass the Mustard!

Posted on September 4, 2008 - Filed Under Herbs/Spices/Condiments | 8 Comments

Have you ever made homemade mustard? Oh it’s so easy and so good and you can put just the flavours you like in it.

Mustard -basic recipe

4 Tablespoons yellow mustard powder- commercial or make your own just make sure it’s pulverized well and sift it if you do
(add a Tablespoon of flour if you make your […]

Fresh Peach Amaretto Jam

Posted on August 28, 2008 - Filed Under tea treats, Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Cookbooks I like, What I'm Reading Now, Jams/ Preserves, Recipes | 6 Comments

Okay so I admit it- sometimes my eyes are bigger than my energy. I can’t seem to go to a fruit stand and just buy enough peaches for one pie- I buy a whole box- a half bushel. With visions of bottled peaches, jam, dried peaches, pies and more I personify greedy guts. So, now I […]

Saturday Night at the Grill

Posted on August 23, 2008 - Filed Under side dishes, health focused recipes, Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Travels, faves, Main Dishes, Fun Stuff, Recipes | 7 Comments

 
Earlier today, I took my Mom on a little road-trip in my Jeep up Highway 89 towards Brigham City to the Willard, Utah  fruit-stands. I forgot my camera or I would have been able to show you a beautiful “Mayberry” type of country.

 We bought two half-bushels of locally grown peaches, some corn in the husk, green and […]

Grilled Figs and Butternut Ravioli in a Walnut Herb Sauce

Posted on July 18, 2008 - Filed Under Herbs/Spices/Condiments, Pasta, Appetizers, Recipes | 10 Comments

 

What could be easier in the Summer than grilled figs and some purchased ravioli in a creamy fresh herb sauce? Not much I think.
This is so easy  just buy some fresh, ripe but not overly soft figs, remove the stems and wrap each in a half slice of Prosciutto. Tuck everything round so the fig […]

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