I am pleased to bring you this post, sponsored by Produce for Kids and Homeland Stores of Oklahoma to benefit the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma. As you know, I spent the better part of my career helping those individuals who needed food for themselves and their families, to find ways and resources to do…
Farmers Market
Bacon Wrapped Hatch Green Chiles #Baconmonth
August is Bacon month and it is also when Hatch Green Chiles are harvested! These are two of my favorite things to eat and together – whew, it’s a good night of eating at our house when that happens! I developed this recipe especially for my son-in-law who has many of the same likes and…
TOM Salad
How is everyone doing? We are all fine but this weather is so hot and humid, if we were to hang our clothes out on a line, they would never dry! This post is about a cool and refreshing salad that you can serve in a bowl or cleverly on toothpicks as an appetizer –…
Cornish Hens with Mango Avocado Salsa for #MothersDay #HealthySpring #KitchenIQ
Welcome to my Mother’s Day Healthy Spring Giveaway sponsored by #KitchenIQ! When I was invited to do this giveaway, it was determined we would be calling it Healthy Spring and most of the posts are vegetarian and/or vegan – but this girl was raised around farm animals so healthy means eating chicken instead of beef…
Hatch Green Chile Round-up
Hi all! I’m back (at least for today) and grateful for all your kind comments. Thank you. I have been planning this round-up for a few weeks now and was going to post it Friday but of course I couldn’t. On a happier note: It’s Hatch Chile Season! Yay! I love Hatch Chile peppers and…
Tea, A Drink with Jam and Bread….
Okay, so there’s no tea but there is jam and bread – well biscuits anyway and I also have a giveaway! Yep, four of you lovely people will win your choice of any of my four eBooks. There is only one rule, you must comment in this post and tell me which eBook you would…
How To Smoke Garlic
Did you ever think about smoking garlic? It is wonderful and can be used in chili, soups and stews but my favorite way to use this is in a roast either beef or pork that I cut slits in and then smash the cloves into. It gives it a very nice smoky flavor when you…
Chocolate Pear Jam and Blue Mason Jar Giveaway
Have you ever been over to the Eliot Eats blog? It’s this wonderful mix of elegant and down to earth recipes, garden tips, restaurant reviews and narration of these wonderful cooking classes/demonstrations she and her husband take around the area where she lives. I especially like those. She lives in the same part of the…
ABC’s of Roasting Green Chilies
This is a short tutorial on how to prepare green chilies for use. I don’t have a gas oven and the grill is oftentimes not allowed during the summer where we live because of wind or drought. I roast my green chilies in the oven with great success! Here we go….. Wash and dry your…
Hatch Green Chiles – Green Chile Sauce Recipe
Did you know that it is almost Hatch Green Chile time? Hatch is the name of a town in New Mexico and they grow the most incredible green Chiles in the world. The Chiles are harvested during August and September each year. There is even a festival dedicated to celebrating the harvest of this wonderful…