Let’s face it; the end of summer is fast approaching and the kids are back to school. This transition into fall marks a great opportunity to incorporate both summer and fall produce into your dishes. Ratatouille is a blend of colorful produce that is complimented nicely by the sweet and bold taste of KRAFT CATALINA [...] [...more]
Ok, so I’m totally on a peach kick. I just can’t bear to see summer leave us. In an effort to hold onto the last days of summer I’m going to make peach and plum preserves. I’ll have little jars of summer in my fridge all winter long. Can you imagine peach preserves on warm [...] [...more]
Do you have an unappreciated fig tree in your backyard? I have an idea. Maybe you’d like to move out of your house, I’ll move in and you can move to my house. There’s no pesky fig tree that will bother you at my house. Great deal, right!? It’s sounds [...] [...more]
Is mine the only crock pots that’s dusty and forgotten? Just this morning I had to perform miraculous surgery to extract a forgotten pot from under and equally forgotten crockpot. When my crockpot nearly broke from my rough, unappreciative treatment, I got to thinking, maybe I should actually use this thing. With temperatures still [...] [...more]
I was recently gifted these absolutely gorgeous peaches and fresh figs. I agonized whether or not I would bake these beauties into a cake or tart of some sort. Then I realized, some things are amazing just the way they come off the tree. Enjoy a glimpse of summer produce that doesn’t need a [...] [...more]
Summer squash is all over the farmer’s markets these past few months. Whether it’s the yellow or green variety, I’ve found that these veggies are a great way to extend a meal. Raw squash is only 19 calories per cup. Squash is mostly made up of water- 95 percent of a squash [...] [...more]
Tomatoes are absolutely brilliant right now. The small tomato plant I have on my patio is totally packed with tomatoes. I simply can’t give them away fast enough. These days, I’m looking for dinner recipes that highlight fresh, vine ripened tomatoes. This simple tomato, feta and arugula pasta is surprisingly flavorful for the amount of [...] [...more]
