After searching and experimenting with different recipes I finally found a ranch dressing I could work with. I have already posted wedge salad recipes with Thousand Island Dressing and Blue Cheese Dressing. Now, you get the Ranch dressing version. These salads have been popular for a long time on American restaurant menus and I just had a … Continue reading
I pulled up three big basil plants after the sun warmed up the plants and the dew was gone. These plants had all gone to seed and I wanted to salvage any delicious basil leaves and flowers I could. Yes, the flowers are very tasty too and I often include them in salads as edible … Continue reading
Since it is “pesto season”, at least here in Michigan I thought I would share some ways to keep your basil green or to preserve it for later use. This is by far one of my favorite herbs and every year I make a bunch for different recipes and then as the season is winding … Continue reading
Don’t you just love the name of this dressing? A little research led me to believe that possibly one of the owners had a sailboat/schooner as “gollywobbler in sailor’s terms means a very large quadrilateral staysail between the foremast and mainmast of a schooner. As Michigan is “The Great Lakes State” this would not surprise … Continue reading
I like to plant garlic in the fall for a spring/summer harvest and then I will have plenty to use throughout the year. Why bother when garlic is so easy to come by? Never ask a gardener that 🙂 I have been buying my garlic from The Cook’s Garden and I particularly like “Early Italian”. … Continue reading
My beautiful Fall lettuce is ready to pick for some delicious, crisp salads. There is nothing better than lettuce freshly picked from my garden – it makes all of my salads shine! This is my favorite thing to grow in the fall (besides garlic which I will be planting soon for a late spring/early … Continue reading
This is the last fresh tomato sauce from my small garden for the 2014 growing season here in Michigan. I have had a bumper crop of tomatoes and my herbs always do well. I have been busy using tomatoes with veggies, salads and sauces or just eating them on their own. My herbs, such … Continue reading
Rainbow trout is one of the easiest fish to cook on your grill. My fishmonger always guts and cleans them for me so they are ready to be stuffed and then grilled. This time when I bought this yummy fish they weighed about 1/2 to 3/4 lb. each. A little on the small side as … Continue reading
I finally made it out to The University of Michigan’s Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor to see this “famous” 80 year old plant blooming. I could not capture the entire plant in one picture as it is located in the conservatory with minimum room for photography. This unbelievable plant is a staggering 25 … Continue reading
I made this cake for Easter last week (along with my chocolate covered Easter Oreos) and it is a good choice to bring to the party over at The Novice Gardener’s Fiesta Friday #13 today. This cake is also perfect to represent the onset of my gardening season of which some bees will play a big part. The … Continue reading