This quick and easy corn off the cobb recipe goes back to my “full-time working Mom” days. All Moms work full-time but I mean the days when I worked away from home and was always looking for evening meal shortcuts! Simply cut the corn off the Cobb directly onto a microwave safe plate, add some…
Category: The Farmer’s Market
Drying Cowhorn Peppers
So you planted cowhorns this year and now have a plethora of peppers! You’ve used them fresh in salsa and sauces, stuffed and baked them, pickled them and still have a few left over? Dry them on a parchment lined baking sheet at low temperature. I use 185 degrees Fahrenheit on the convection setting and…
Oh My ~ Sugar Pie! Sugar Pie Pumpkins
“Sugar pie, honey bunch…you know I love you!” I think the song is definitely fitting here. Even the name of the group who made it famous, The Temptations is fitting here. “I’m tied to your apron strings, and there’s nothing that I can do.” I’m talking about Sugar Pie pumpkins! Powerhouses of nutrition, beacon of…
Skillet Garlic Cauliflower ~ Simple Sides
I know…cauliflower recipes are everywhere these days. And…it is not a vegetable that really has much flavor. But…this recipe is too quick, easy and flavorful to pass up! First…buy fresh cauliflower at the grocery store. The frozen stuff is okay if you can’t get it fresh but you’ll have to steam it first, let it…
September Sun Peach Sauce
While pumpkin and apple season is gearing up, peaches aren’t completely done yet! I picked up some September Sun peaches from the farmer’s market a couple of weeks ago and it took them a whole week to ripen all the way. When they were finally ready I made some Peach Pie filling and put it…
Last Tomatoes of Summer Pico de Gallo
Happy September! It was 61 degrees here this morning. Our first morning reminder from Mother Nature that summer is ending. Every where I turn there are signs of the changing of the season, like the little dinging notifications on my phone ~ something needs attention! Last week we pulled all of our tomatoes out, except…
Quick Berry Cobbler for a Crowd
Need a quick and easy dessert to feed a crowd? This mixed berry cobbler will do the job and give you plenty leftover for sweet second helpings! Need it gluten free? Make my suggested substitutions and no one will miss the gluten! Quick Berry Cobbler preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit Juice and zest 2…
Vidalia Onion Summer Salad ~ Sumac Substitution
Early summer always includes a visit to the library to sign my son up for summer reading. He comes home with an armful of I Spy books, while my haul usually consists mostly of cookbooks. This year, my armload of cookbooks wasn’t necessary with the growing selection of ebooks through the library website. I’m midway…
Blueberry Hot Sauce
I have been reading Deep Run Roots, by Vivian Howard and felt inspired by her Blueberry Barbecue Sauce recipe. If you haven’t read her book yet, go out right now and get it! It is the best cookbook I have read in a very long time. It reads more like a food storybook full of…
A is for Apples…and Applesauce!
Happy Fall! I was saving this post for tomorrow, the first day of fall, but I just couldn’t wait! I love applesauce. There, I said it. Actually wrote it, but you get the picture. I have written before about having been a picky eater as a child. Applesauce was a daily staple in my diet….
Spicy Coriander Mustard
I first blogged about homemade mustard last summer, Homemade Mustard ~ Marsala Mustard. Sadly, it is one of the least visited posts on my blog. Though I’m sure there are plenty of people out there who would never see the need to bother with this recipe; it’s simplicity boosts it into the “must make” category. You…
Purple Hull Peas ~ Corn & Pea Salad
On my trip to the farmstand last week I purchased some purple hull peas (also known as pink eye peas) and used them to make a summer salad of corn, peas, beans and Vidalia onion with a simple basil dressing. It’s one of those, “use what you have” summer veggie salads. I had fresh jalapeno,…
Georgia Peaches ~ Low Sugar Peach Jam
I made a return day trip this week with family to Jaemor Farms in Alto, Georgia. Our timing was perfect as there were several varieties of freestone peaches available. I really indulged this time and my freezer is bursting with peaches, plums and blackberries! Freestone peaches are the ones in which the peach flesh comes…
Strawberry Vanilla Jam
This easy homemade strawberry vanilla jam tastes so fresh you’ll think it came straight out of the strawberry patch! Strawberry Vanilla Jam 2 pints fresh strawberries 2-3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 1/2 inch piece of vanilla bean 1 1/2 tablespoons powdered pectin 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 clean, sterilized pint jars with lids…
Pina Colada Jam
If you like Pina Coladas…you’ll love Pina Colada Jam! My daughters have been obsessed with pineapple lately. We’ve been buying it fresh and letting it ripen, then cutting it up to eat fresh. While we all eat it, it eventually goes the way of most fresh fruit in our fridge. As it ages, it becomes…
Muscadine Nectar
I have had some muscadine grapes stored in the freezer since last fall. I just couldn’t decide what to do with them after picking them up at the farmer’s market, so freezing seemed the best option. Last week I finally pulled some out and made some muscadine jam. Muscadines are a grape variety native to…
Quick Pickled Veggies with Edamame
I have a secret. An un-American food revelation that makes me very strange (according to my husband). So weird he cringes if he’s with me at a deli counter, taking a few steps back to make it look like we aren’t together. He’s thinking “don’t say it!” His composure is that of tweens when their…
Dragon Cayenne Ketchup
Or…what to do with all those dried dragon cayenne peppers! This pepper based sauce is good on anything. Use it as you would BBQ sauce for flavoring chicken wings, drummettes or fingers, burgers or hot dogs. Dunk your fries in it, or mix it into dips for a fiery flavor. It is a quick, easy…
Gathering ~ A Band of Marmalade
Gathering Certainly you’ve heard the phrase pride of lions or gaggle of geese, or at the very least school of fish. All phrases meant to convey a group of something. A gathering. In this case, a band of marmalade. Why a band of marmalade? Because, this marmalade represents a gathering. Actually quite a few gatherings. It…
Blue Cranberry Jam
It is officially cranberry season! I love them but I am the only person in my house that will eat them so I stash them in the freezer when they are in season and use them here and there all year long. For this recipe, I’ve combined them with blueberries for a tart jammy variation…
Countdown to Thanksgiving ~ Pumpkin Puree
This is the first year I have tried roasting my own pumpkin puree and I love it! I really didn’t think I would be able to tell the difference, but I find home roasted pumpkin more flavorful and less watery. If you try this, make sure you buy the Sugar Pie variety of pumpkin for…
Drying Blueberries ~ Blueberry Powder
When your freezer becomes overtaken with summer crops you learn to experiment with preserving. Jams and jellies soon become boring. One of the ways I have experimented with preserving my blueberry crop is drying. With dried blueberries, or blueberry powder in the freezer, I can have blueberry flavor all year long! While the flavor of…
Blueberry Treat Timeline ~ Garden to Table ~ Georgia Grown
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Treat.” Blueberries are my favorite fruit, mostly because I grow them at home and they are absolutely beautiful to watch go through their growth cycle. They really are a treat to grow and eat! Click here for my Easy Blueberry Jam/Compote/Pie Filling
Wine Poached Apple Tart
There are photos of pink apples all over the internet! And I can’t get my hands on them, because they aren’t local. What to do? Create my own pink apples by poaching them in red wine! I love the variation of flavor in this apple tart, it is a distinct departure from apple and pumpkin…
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds ~ Fall Flavor
Roasting pumpkin seeds is very easy! Just toss 2 cups pumpkin seeds with one teaspoon olive oil, salt and whatever other spices you want to add. I used rosemary and sundried tomato salt today. Roast in oven, or toaster oven at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 25-35 minutes until light golden brown and you can hear…
Hot Sauce!
A simple recipe to make hot sauce at home! I used a variety of green peppers for this, as it lends a depth of flavor you wouldn’t get with just jalapeno. For this batch I harvested the remainder of my cowhorn, jalapeno and dragon cayenne peppers. Place one half pound of clean stemmed peppers, cut…
Cowhorn Pepper Harvest ~ Cowhorn Recipes
Today’s garden harvest included Cowhorn peppers. Cowhorns are named for their tendency to curl at the ends and resemble the twisted horns of a cow. They can get 8 to 10 inches long and turn from green to brown to red when allowed to fully ripen. 2017 Update: I’ve just begun my third year growing…
Dried Dragon Cayenne Peppers
Two weeks ago I posted about harvesting my Dragon Cayenne peppers. They have been sitting out on my kitchen counter, covered by a piece of parchment and are in the drying process. I needed some red pepper flakes for a recipe today, so I chose the peppers dry enough to crush, placed them in my…
Heirloom Yellow Tomato Jam
What to do with all those yellow pear tomatoes of summer? Make Jam! This one is based on the old fashioned spiced tomato jelly recipes made in home kitchens for years. My Mom got me hooked on it several years ago when she reminisced about my Grandmother’s tomato jelly from her childhood. The basic recipe…
Peach Hand Pies
The best peach hand pie I ever tasted was a Peach Fried Pie from a roadside stand in the North Georgia Mountains on an amber autumn afternoon. A friendly older farm couple, skin etched by the sun, were lounging on aluminum lawn chairs under a large blue and white striped beach umbrella, waiting patiently for customers. They…
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