Wordless Wednesday in the Garden!

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ruby red stems of swiss chard in my garden simply beautiful! che bella! .

Bucatini with Roasted Sweet Red Pepper Sauce

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Roasting red peppers freshly picked from the garden is just one of the easiest things that you can do to preserve your bountiful harvest of peppers.  And here’s a good recipe to use some of those roasted red pepper that you want to enjoy right now!  Now if you’ve never roasted red pepper before, here {Read More}

Almost Wordless Wednesday in the Gardens!

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When all else fails to bloom in late summer,  in the South there’s always the prolific blooms of Crepe Myrtles!

Cheese – Stuffed Fried Zucchini Blossoms with Fresh Tomato Sauce & Basil Pesto

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Oh zucchini!  ”A joy in July or a joke in September!”  Truth is, what would summer be without zucchini and tomatoes fresh from the garden?  Zucchini simply capture the green colors and flavors of summer.  When fried alone, or stuffed and fried, they are marvelous as appetizers or for a mid-morning treat!  A platter of fried {Read More}

A Beautifully Simple Beet Salad

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Beets just seem to make salads more beautiful!  Personally, I’m just crazy about beets!  They are just so good for us and so sweet and yummy!  (And if you’re trying to reduce your weight, you know how beets naturally assist your body in doing so!)  After a drought of beets in the market, I finally {Read More}