Fun with Baking

November 26, 2025 On Sunday (November 23), I mixed up a sourdough focaccia from the King Arthur Baking Company’s website: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-focaccia-recipe Since my pan wouldn’t fit in the fridge, I punted and put the dough in a gallon bag to let it rise overnight. This would develop the sourdough taste On Monday (November 24), I […]

Banana Muffins with Baklava Filling

I was reading the cookbook, “My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking” by Diane Kochilas, when I saw her recipe for Whole Wheat Baklava Muffins with Greek Yogurt. I didn’t have whole wheat, Greek yogurt, or pistachios. I did have plain yogurt and good substitutes for the rest of the ingredients, so here’s […]

Hot Pepper Sauce

This recipe was made using the peppers growing in my bucket garden. The recipe is based on the “All New Ball(R) Book of Canning and Preserving” Fiery Fermented Hot Sauce recipe. The “how to” was taken from the recipe for Fiery Fermented Hot Sauce. 1/2 quart

Roasted Corn Chowder

This recipe was inspired by the delish corn chowder recipe. I had roasted corn kernels in the fridge and needed to use them up. Corn chowder sounded nice and I had all the ingredients to make a delicious corn chowder. Serves 6

Fresh Tomato and Basil Tart

This recipe is something I created after eating a fresh tomato tart at Sweet Basil Alabama in Florence, AL. It was so good that I wanted to make something similar. I had lots of fresh tomatoes and basil from my garden, so it was time to make a fresh tomato tart. Bruce said it was […]

Goat Cheese, Zucchini, Cherry Tomatoes, and Basil Galette

This recipe is a modification of the Savory Zucchini Galette from King Arthur Baking site. I have lots of zucchini, cherry tomatoes, and basil from the garden. I wanted to find a recipe that would be delicious and make a great lunch with the lovely produce from the garden. Since Bruce has digestive issues with […]

Fried Squash and Squash Blossoms

Have you ever wondered if you could do anything with all the large squash blossoms? I love them fried to a crispy crunch. Serves 4

Getting Chickens from Our Neighbors

June 23, 2025 On June 7 (Saturday), I got a text from our neighbor saying our ten chickens were ready. He had sent the text while Bruce and I were demolishing pine tree one. I didn’t hear the phone notifying me. After I got cleaned up, I saw the text and responded back asking when […]

Harvest from the Garden

May 28, 2025 On Monday (May 26), after it stopped raining for a bit, Bruce and I dressed up in our coveralls. We headed out to clear the section on the south fence under the trees. We had a lot of branches down from the storm last week. We loaded the branches into the mower […]

Eye Doctor Visit, Moving the RV and Salad from the Garden

April 22, 2025 Yesterday (April 21), I had an appointment with the eye doctor. The cataract in my right eye has gotten worse. I decided to bite the bullet and get cataract surgery scheduled. After my appointment, we went to the Florence AL RV Park and moved the RV. We were both so glad we […]