Strawberries + balsamic vinegar = YUM Two ingredients. Two delicious dishes. Talk about a twofer! When Susie suggested a yummy soda pop pork recipe, I knew simple berries would be the perfect addition for a light springtime supper. And guess what? Balsamic strawberries are equally delicious for a salad AND dessert. Balsamic Strawberries Slice 3 cups of strawberries. In a…
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Plank Grilled Salmon & Caesar Salad
Salmon is our go-to quick, easy supper. First, our entire family will eat salmon which in the book of short order cookery constitutes a miracle. Second, salmon is so easy to prepare I almost feel like I’m shirking kitchen duty. Third, salmon is delicious & healthy. If you’ve ever stood at the fish counter, dubiously scratched your head and turned…
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52 Sunday Suppers: Honey Spiced Chicken & Amish Bread
Littlest, who turns six later this month, is reading. She carries a pink tote bag stuffed with books, mostly Dr. Seuss, plain white paper, and stubby colored pencils with her wherever she goes. Lately our weekends are overflowing with track meets and lacrosse games which gives Littlest ample time to read her favorite books and write and illustrate her own…
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Mexican Caesar Salad
Y’all my blog is on the fritz. For the last month all kinds of wonky, weirdness has been going on. Like when the site actually crashed & disappeared for a while today. That was special. So. . . not a lot of words today. Thank you for understanding as I make some host/server/deep-in-the-hinterlands-of-the-worldly-widely-web changes. I do hope you’ll love, love,…
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The Prayer of St. Patrick
As I arise today, may the strength of God pilot me, the power of God uphold me, the wisdom of God guide me. May the eye of God look before me, the ear of God hear me, the word of God speak for me. May the hand of God protect me, the way of God lie before me, the shield…
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An Irish Feast {St. Patrick’s Day Sunday Supper}
I have Ireland on my mind. You know how things come in waves? Or threes? You can spend your whole life not thinking or even knowing about something and then BOOM – it’s everywhere. If I were an artist, I would self-proclaim this particular time and space my Green Era. My life is fertile with all things Irish. St. Patrick’s…
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