Banquet food choice idea—perfect!

Banquet food choice idea—perfect!

Ever been to a large venue dinner where you had to pick your menu item in advance?  Here's a tip for the wait staff to see what you ordered, instead of tiny pieces of paper, not visible until they are tooooo close.

SunRipe Market, London Ontario

SunRipe Market, London Ontario

  Labeled "Living Salads". Information card declares after cutting, the lettuce with continue to grow on your kitchen counter.  Anyone ever tried this?          

A Hill of Pumpkins, not Beans!

Wish I had a photo.  Driving on Route 81 and passing near Max Meadows, Virginia, we spotted Hills of Pumpkins and wondered where all those pumpkins would be sold.  A cannery near by?  Literally thousands of orange pumpkins against the green hillsides made a beautiful...

Quiche Discovery

Quiche Discovery

After years of making quiches, for both customers & family,  I have just made a simple and amazing discovery. I hate soggy quiche crust, but I solved that dilemna by pre baking the crust.  No need for pie weights, beans , etc.  Just roll the crust to fit the pie...

Montpelier, VT at the Positive Pie Restaurant

Montpelier, VT at the Positive Pie Restaurant

Positive Pie meaning pizza, but that's not all—delicious burgers with local grass fed beef, black bean quinoa chili and these tasty vegetable starters—blanched and then lightly fried Brussels Sprouts with spicy dipping sauce.  YUMMY!

True or False ? Check out the answer today.

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are better tasting than those with 4 ???   Rumors on the web continue to talk about male pepper and female peppers as being the difference between peppers with 3 or peppers with 4 bumps.  BTW, botanically, peppers are fruits....

Rhubarb Pico de Gallo

In Mexican cuisine, pico de gallo relish is a fresh uncooked condiment made from chopped tomato, onion, and sometimes chilies. Pico de gallo is actually Spanish for "rooster's beak,” perhaps a reference to the shape of hot chilies or to the red color of tomatoes....

3-Ingredient Rhubarb Marmalade

No need for pectin, powdered or liquid with this quick-fix marmalade— just rhubarb, sugar and lemon. The taste is lovely— sweet and tart with a shiny appearance. All citrus skins contain pectin and some commercial products are even made from them. Great on warm...

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