Beets in Balsamic Vinegar, Olive Oil & Herbs

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I found the most beautiful (and sweet) beets this weekend in the market, so I decided to make an Italian Beet Salad that my mother has been making for years. This recipe for beets has always been one of my favorite dishes. Whenever I go home to Iowa, my mother always has this recipe prepared {Read More}

Bacon, Lettuce, Tomato and BASIL Panini

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It’s PANINI time! The garden’s bounty is coming in big time! Tomatoes, lettuce, basil, peppers, and other herbs are ripening with this heat that we’re now having ….. so that means that it is time to play catch up with eating and/or freezing everything as it ripens. We’re STILL getting a lot of rhubarb on {Read More}

Beautiful Nature On The Acreage . . . Not Just Cooking!

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. . Well, most of you who read my blog probably think that all we do around this little farm of ours is cook and eat. Not really . . . besides our teaching positions, we really spend a tremendous amount of time outdoors working on some project here or there. It’s always something, as {Read More}

Caprese Salad with Grape Tomatoes, Mozzarella & Basil

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(the above photo is copyrighted to the original photographer:  Rosalind Corieri Paige.  Note to photo thieves:  I will find your copying this photo without your giving correct credit to my site and this photo.  Because of the popularity of this photo, I have resorted to prosecution of copyright violators through the appropriate avenues). I am just SO {Read More}

I Fiori (The Flowers) on La Bella Vita!

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This post was written four years ago and when this blog was moved to WordPress (over from Blogger) some of the formatting did not transfer correctly. I apologize for this in the presentation of this post. The roses are blooming so abundantly this spring. I have had to spray for black spot due to all {Read More}