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Green Beans and Tofu
Our summer has been one of frequent rains and lots of warmth. Add in pails and pails of compost to build up my garden soil, and I have lavish bean vines that are taking over several of the planting beds that are supposed to be providing peppers and chard and lots of other things too….
No Bake Yogurt Cheesecake
This summer has been one of the warmest we have had in years up here in Minnesota, not the kind of weather that encourages much use of the oven. Still, there are occasions when a special dessert might be called for. With blueberries having been featured at attractive prices for the past several weeks, I…
Savory Corn Pudding
One sign that we are well into summer is the appearance of pick up trucks full of fat ears of corn at familiar corners around town. Sweet corn season has arrived! So we buy the first dozen, grilling them to perfection. Then we buy some more because that first dozen was so good. Now…
No Pectin Cherry Jam
(Reader alert: This is a blog entry with lots of memories before getting to the recipe. If you are just looking for how to make cherry jam, scroll to the bottom of the post.) I grew up in the upper Midwest where the climate was too cold for sweet cherries but where “pie cherries”–a kinder…
Green Chile Pork Enchiladas…and Pulled Pork Sandwiches Too?
I first learned to prepare pork with green chiles back in Arizona, and I still associate this combination with warm summer days. Back then, I would cook the meat to the falling apart stage and then use it as a kind of pulled pork filling for good hard rolls. While that still is an option,…
Fourth of July “Cheesecake”
Looking for a dessert for this holiday weekend, I wanted something light, relatively quick, with little oven time, and using some of the many fresh fruits on special this week. A recipe I’ve made for years fit all these requirements (although I did pre-bake the Cheerios crust to be sure it held together a little…
Raspberry Cream Cheese Coffeecake
Raspberry season is almost here! We are having a wonderful growing season here in the upper Midwest, with plentiful rains and just right temperatures, so my backyard berry patch is beginning to get my hopes up for another bountiful season. Every day, the little green nubbins seem to get fatter and fatter; if they continue…
Radishes, Radishes, Radishes
Fair warning: This is a post that will be most appreciated by gardeners or by those with ready access to really fresh farmers’ market produce. When I started planting my garden this year, I wanted to use up some old seeds. Knowing that germination rates go down as seeds age, I just planted my radishes…
Chunky Applesauce Muffins
We all have heard that “fresh is best,” to avoid anything with more than five ingredients listed long or with ingredients we can’t pronounce. These are definitely good guidelines, but they are often difficult with our limited budgets and times to follow consistently. Now, some studies have identified a clearer classification of the “processed” foods…