Were you looking for something to do with all of that zucchini you got at the Farmers Market this weekend? When I was a kid we had the most amazing garden in our backyard. Our house looked like a barn and our backyard was probably more garden than yard. We […]
Recipes
Italian Chicken over Polenta
Comfort food is sometimes the simplest food… When we were growing up my parents always managed to have a home cooked meal on the table. I know now that they had some go to dishes that were easy to put together and would easily feed our family of six. When I […]
Blueberry Orange Bread
I feel like starting something new… If you follow me you know that I have spent a good portion of this blog creating recipes that come from my late grandmother Peggy. I have attributed those recipes to the time my grandparents ran Hollymead Inn down in Charlottesville, VA. I realized […]
The Best BLT
I think I hit the wall… I have come to understand that there is a point every summer where I hit this wall. It usually has to do with the fact that I have not taken a vacation and everyone around me is coming and going. I don’t know how it […]
Split Pea Soup
Remember how winter was really wintry? Summer has been really watery in Pittsburgh. I know that rain is not unusual for this part of the country but still… I wish I could send some of the rain to my in-laws in California, I bet they would really enjoy it. In some […]