Penne Chicken Casserole

Last spring I had the pleasure of eating a fabulous Seafood Lasagne at my friend Cheryl’s home.  Cheryl is a great cook and always sharing a new recipe or two when we go to visit.  Her seafood lasagne was so delicious and I was well on my way to a second helping when we discussed … Read more

Patience To Bloom

Three summers ago my friend Nancy gave me a little slip of a hibiscus syriacus, also known as a Rose of Sharon.  The Rose of Sharon is known as a hardy shrub.  I had visions of this little slip growing tall and bearing oodles of large trumpet-shaped flowers with prominent yellow-tipped white stamens. The first … Read more

Black and White Oreo Dessert

Hello friends! Remember me?  The trouble with having a hobby as public as blogging, when life and the garden go crazy, blogging takes a hit!  We have been blessed to have some of our children come home for summer visits along with a visit from our friend Pam, who traveled across the pond from Bath, … Read more

TWD Baked Yogurt Tart

This month our Tuesdays With Dorie baking group decided to bake two tarts, one sweet and one savory, from the cookbook Baking With Julia.  Starting with this sweet Baked Yogurt Tart, most of the group baked and posted their results on July 2.  You can find links to those posts right HERE. I baked mine … Read more

Cucumber and Onion Salad

As I sit with my computer on my lap, poised ready to write about cucumber and onion salad, I am brain-dead.  Truth is, I am posting this recipe for myself.  Yep, it is true. Selfishly, I am thinking of all the time I spend looking for the recipe note card, sorting through recipe files on … Read more

Easy Chicken Tacos – A Shared Recipe

I just love when you share a recipe with me!  I am always on the look out for tried-and-true recipes and when they come from friends and family that puts them right at the top of my list! My niece, Christina, sent this recipe through her Facebook page.  Here is what she has to say … Read more