Category Archives: Recipes

Grilled Chicken Fajitas

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Susan

Tweet We have lots of company at our summer cottage and we love to cook out on the charcoal grill. Burgers are great, but sometimes we want something a little more fun. That’s when we make Chicken Fajitas!

Posted in Cottage Living, Food, Recipes | Tagged chicken, food, grilled, recipe, Tortilla | 4 Comments

Watercress Soup

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Susan

Tweet Just upstream from where I harvest ramps, I found a nice patch of watercress, a perennial green which grows wild in shallow areas of streams and has a wonderful peppery taste. It is especially tender in the spring, and … Continue reading →

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One of My Recipes Was Featured on Huffington Post Taste!!!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Susan

TweetSometimes a girl just has to squee!!! My photo and recipe for Ramp (Wild Leek) Soup was featured in an article about ramps at The Huffington Post. Ok, I admit it, I only occasionally read an article at The Huffington … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Recipes | Tagged HuffPost Taste, ramp soup, ramps, recipe, The Huffington Post, wild leeks | 2 Comments

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Susan

TweetI don’t have a drop of Italian blood in me. My Aunt B, who is now 90, learned to cook from her Italian mother-in-law. She is a fantastic cook and her sauce is superb. An Italian friend of mine calls … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Recipes | Tagged beef bones, Chicken feet, garlic, marrow, olive oil, onion, roasted bones, sauce, tomato | 14 Comments

Chocolate Almond Cookies (Grain-Free)

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Susan

Tweet If you are interested in grain-free baking, you will love Nourished Kitchen’s recent eBook The Nourished Kitchen’s Guide to Grain-Free & Dairy-Free Baking, Sweets and Treats. I’ve only recently begun to do some grain-free baking, so I really appreciated the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food, Recipes | Tagged almond, chocolate, cookies, grain free | 9 Comments

Roasted Asparagus and Tips for Growing It

Posted on January 20, 2013 by Susan

TweetAsparagus is one of those love it or hate it vegetables. I love it, as long as it is properly cooked. Overcook it and you get slime. But cooked until just tender, it’s sublime. And roasting it brings out its … Continue reading →