How To Freeze Sweet Corn It’s that time of year when summer’s bounty is hitting it’s stride in my garden. The beans and peas are winding down. The cukes are still OUT OF CONTROL! And the first tomatoes, peppers, and sweet corn are ready to pick. Eating fresh produce is the main pay off of…
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Creamy Cucumber and Onion Salad
Creamy Cucumber and Onion Salad My garden cucumbers are out of control this year! They just became ready about 2 weeks ago and since then, I’ve picked over 60 cukes from only a couple of plants. I see plenty of pickles in my future. But other than some gifted cucumbers to family friends, most of…
Smoked Gouda Pea Salad With Bacon
Smoked Gouda Pea Salad With Bacon Based on the Dr Pepper Baked Beans recipe I posted earlier in the week, it would seem as though I am on a summer grilling kick for blog posts. I hope you don’t mind. In my family, we usually reserve Sunday dinner for grilling a great steak or juicy…
Sweet Chili Sauteed Green Beans
Sweet Chili Sauteed Green Beans Every year we attend our county cattlemen’s banquet which includes an evening of socializing and an auction that raises thousands of dollars for college scholarships and other county youth programs. But usually the highlight for me is the amazing food; complete with steak, sides, and of course an adult beverage. If…
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potatoes
Roasted Garlic Parmesan Sweet Potatoes I love sweet potatoes. They always show up during the holidays to go with our beef filets, Easter ham, and Thanksgiving turkey. Most of the time though they are cooked with butter, brown sugar, and marshmallows. Super good, but not something you should be eating more than a few times…
Best Stuffed Mushrooms
The Best Stuffed Mushrooms Okay let’s start out with a moment of confession. I hate mushrooms. Strike that. I USED to hate mushrooms. Until I finally became brave enough to try a co-workers stuffed mushrooms that she had brought to our Christmas party “food day”. One bite left me wondering what I had been missing…