Dress up your artichokes with artichoke hearts and a bit of zip for a delicious treat
Category: vegetables
Roasted Banana Peppers
Sometimes my garden overproduces at the most opportune time. Recently guests came up to the ranch for a visit at an hour which isn’t quite…
Eggplant Involtini
With the sun low and a slight breeze cooling the warm air, summer evenings are ripe for a picnic. We like to hitch the dogs,…
Super Crispy Roasted Potatoes
I realize this favorite isn’t homegrown, harvested, highbrow, organic, or local. I’m not even sure I can say something as clever as canned at the…
Fiori Fritti
Ever since I was a child, summer meant; long days in the pool, big family gatherings, and fiori fritti. Squash blossoms picked before the dew…
Shaved Zucchini
Sometimes after a long weekend of heavy eating, I’ll prepare something really simple. This dish, bright and light, comes together rather quickly. Shaved Zucchini 4…
The Start to 2012 and Honey Roasted Carrots
Happy New Year! A well worn phrase with genuine intent. I find when spoken, it is always with a positive lilt; rarely a tone of…
Fried Artichokes
Much like finding crawdads in Louisianna, brisket in Texas and barbeque in Memphis, you can find specialties in each Italian region. Rome is no exception.…
Turmeric and Cumin Crispy Smashed Potatoes
I do enjoy serving a meal of homegrown and freshly harvested food. I swell with pride as I lay a platter down proclaiming all prepared…
Eggplant Verde
Our family, adults and children alike, gather each August for a beach vacation. Without fail, as predictable as the tides, each of us slides into…