Simple Marinated Cucumbers

Simple Marinated Cucumbers

This has been a great year for cucumbers. We’ve had rainfalls mostly at the appropriate times so production has been steady. I’ll be making refrigerator pickles with a lot of them but marinated slices are an easy and fast fix for dinner. Here goes: 2-4 cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced 1/2 – 1 tsp. salt 1 T. white wine vinegar or to taste Using a mandolin (if you have one) slice the peeled cucumbers. Sprinkle with salt, give a quick stir and...
Brown Rice Risotto with Golden Oyster Mushrooms

Brown Rice Risotto with Golden Oyster Mushrooms

A couple of weeks ago we had some heavy rains.  The rain, coupled with the warm weather, brought out some nice flushes of golden oyster mushrooms in our woods.  They were a bit dirtier than the ones you buy at the market so I did have to wash them.  Since they do absorb water quite readily I dry fried them for a few minutes to get rid of the excess liquid.  Them I added the oil to the pan to brown them up for the risotto. Here’s the recipe I use:  Instant...
Recipe Favorites Over the Years

Recipe Favorites Over the Years

In honor of our 20th anniversary I thought I’d highlight some of our very favorite recipes from years past.  When I looked at some of the posts I noticed that I still make a lot of them in exactly the same way.  The rest have evolved over the years because I don’t always look at the written recipe.  See if you can find a couple that might intrigue you. Sweet Potato Quesadillas  Curried Squash Galette Oven Roasted Root Vegetables Sweet Potato Black Bean...
Rhubarb Crisp with Ginger

Rhubarb Crisp with Ginger

I like rhubarb crisps best at the beginning of the season. The stalks are succulent and juicy after all the spring rains. I realize there are a multitude of very good rhubarb recipes from pies to cobblers. (And we’ve tried a lot of them.) Following is a recipe I’ve developed over the years and our favorite way to enjoy the tangy stalks. Rhubarb Crisp (10 inch pan ) 6 cups chopped rhubarb 2 T. fresh minced ginger, opt. 3/4 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour...
Fried Potatoes, Sweet Peppers and Shallots

Fried Potatoes, Sweet Peppers and Shallots

I just used the last four potatoes from our 2021 harvest.  They were starting to sprout but not so much that I couldn’t use them.  We also have a few shallots left so one went in the pan along with some frozen sweet pepper strips and a couple of cloves of garlic. Saturday’s breakfasts almost always include potatoes of some sort, whether fried or oven roasted, along with eggs, toast and fruit. I use a mandolin to slice the potatoes and a knife to slice...

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