My family loves to picnic and the 4th of July is the perfect excuse to pack one and celebrate! This refreshing salad is the perfect side for a picnic on a hot summer day. The flavor contrasts of the cool, sweet watermelon, peppery watercress, and tangy cheese come together to create a delicious salad. ...
Summer
Cucumber-avo-mato Salad
Its hot outside! Finding something satisfying and delicious without heating up the kitchen often leads to salad in the summer. The contrast of cool cucumber, creamy avocado, salty capers, and smoky cumin combine to create this delicious salad. You can enjoy this as side dish with your favorite summer grilled dinner or add grilled chicken or shrimp and serve this as a ...
Tomato Time!
My husband loves tomatoes almost more than he loves me, and he really loves me! He went to college in Indiana and still reminisces about the big juicy tomatoes that grew well there. We've lived quite a few places since then and wherever we go, he seeks good tomatoes and tries to grow them himself. Even when we lived in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where the temperature would ...
Chill Out In July!
I have always loved watermelon and I have the pictures to prove it. I can remember eating until my tummy hurt on many occasions. As a matter of fact, my gusto for watermelon was so great that my grandpa always promised me the first melon from the crop. Just as soon as the weather turned warm I'd start asking, "Are the watermelons ready yet?" After what seemed an eternity, weeks ...
Campfire Cones
I love camping! I love planning our menu and cooking while on a camping trip. S’mores are the proverbial camping dessert and I enjoy them but they can be really, really, really messy. I know, that is part of the fun! But sometimes the combination of marshmallow goo, sand, leaves, and the great outdoors is just a little too much for me. I thought up this yummy treat as an ...
