This Zucchini Tomato Basil Salad with Lemon Basil Vinaigrette is a light and refreshing summertime salad and perfect when your garden is exploding with tomatoes, basil, and zucchini in the later summer months. Click HERE to save this recipe for Zucchini Tomato Basil Salad! Cold Zucchini Salad Recipe I get so excited about all the …

These Zucchini Apple Spice Muffins are perfect for the transition space between summer and fall. You can use up the loads of summer zucchini that are laying around in your garden, the grocery store, or at the farmer’s marker, while savoring the fall spice flavors and a hint of apple. Click HERE to save this …

Take advantage of summer’s colorful and delicious produce and make this Roasted Tomato Crostini with Walnut Almond Pesto and Goat Cheese. Crostini is a great summer appetizer to serve while sitting out on the patio in the evening. This recipe for Roasted Tomato Crostini with Walnut Almond Pesto and Goat Cheese created in partnership with …

Homemade Walnut Almond Pesto is the perfect way to use up the last of that summer garden basil. This Basil Pesto with Almonds and Walnuts freezes well to offer you summer flavor year round. Save this Walnut Almond Pesto recipe to Pinterest!  Creating This Easy Pesto Recipe Summer is winding down and I kind of can’t …

I have mixed emotions about backyard gardening. I love the idea of it and I want so very much to have a thriving garden. By the time Summer rolls around, however, I am forced to admit every year that the garden my mind conjured up in the Spring isn’t quite as easy as I thought …

Fresh Zucchini Corn Salsa would make a great appetizer or snack, but with the added protein from the black beans, it also makes a perfect light and healthy lunch. Summer is coming to an end and school has already started here. Thanks to my backyard garden, however, I am still savoring the tastes of summer. …

With only 2 weeks till we pull out of Albuquerque and head out to Colorado to settle in Boulder, I’ve got quite a lot on my plate. Please welcome the lovely Georgia Pellegrini, author of “Girl Hunter“, here for today’s guest post: Lemon Basil Ice Cream. Doesn’t this recipe sound perfect for the warmer months …

Ricotta is mixed with a combination of primavera style vegetables, parmesan, and fresh herbs to create a tasty primavera stuffing to fill manicotti pasta. The manicotti primavera is then baked smothered in homemade marinara sauce and mozzarella cheese for a comforting meal. I came across this lovely looking vegetarian lasagna recipe recently. I had it on …

I love lasagna. But really, turning the oven on for that long in the summer just isn’t an option. Then I saw this recipe featured in Jaden’s TLC column and I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of the idea for a No-Bake Lasagna. DUH! The grilled vegetables just alone tossed with some feta would be …

Thank you for all your Swiss Chard recipes last week! I can’t wait to make some of them with all my chard. Hopefully this weekend I will have a chance to experiment! I think our pea season is officially over! It has just been way too hot lately and the plants are starting to get …

Last week we had a great Q&A session on Organic Gardening with three experts in the field. If you missed that, you can go check it out over here. Lots of great information! The winner for last week’s giveaway is: Liz. Congratulations! You’ve won a copy of Grocery Gardening, by Jean Ann Krevelen and a …

I decided it was finally time to do something about the rhubarb monster growing in the backyard. Or rather, monsters. Yes, I was crazy enough last year to think that 4 rhubarb plants would be just right. When I am in fact giving it away left and right and all the while it just keeps …

We made this recipe for Pasta Alfredo with Broccoli and Mushrooms a lot back when we had broccoli growing in our garden. I loved that it tasted like a nice Italian meal, but it was really simple to put together. This Pasta Alfredo with Broccoli and Mushrooms doesn’t contain any fancy ingredients, just good quality basics …

Funny how today I wanted to post about getting kids involved in gardening, but really I would have rather done the planting I did today by myself. It’s definitely easier and way less frustrating. But, I know that involving my kids is a good thing – for me and them – even if dirt gets …

This Rhubarb Crumb Coffee Cake is a delicious, seasonal spring coffee cake that would be perfect for any brunch gathering. I almost hate to mention it, because I know so many people are still under snow and freezing temperatures, but our garden is actually starting to come back to life. I was amazed when I …

I know something is a hit when it gets requested over and over again. Or when it receives rave reviews every time time I make it from a guy (Eric) who doesn’t have favorites. Or when my friend with a picky family says that they all love this one. The guy-who-doesn’t-have-favorites’ verdict on this dish? …

The tomatoes haven’t slowed, so I find myself looking for recipes that I can easily add them into. It seems we have tomatoes at every meal, or at least at every dinner. Luckily, the tomatoes are good and I like them. None of those dry, mealy tomatoes for me. I want the plump, juicy ones …

It must still be summer here, because I’m still cranking out zucchini from the garden and trying to figure out how to incorporate it into meals without getting sick of it. From pasta with chicken, to pasta with shrimp, to muffins, and more, zucchini has definitely had a frequent spot on our menu this summer. …

Last night was my first day cooking dinner since back from my trip. I decided to ease into things, so we ordered pizza on Monday night. Yesterday was full of craziness – cranky kids, a failed trip to Lowes, followed by a long, but successful trip to Home Depot for a solution to the blossom …

This is one of my all time favorite summer meals – I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about it yet. I’m not one to typically have lots of repeats for dinner. Eric and I both like variety and it’s fun for me to try new things, but I make this probably twice a month during …