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…

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,…