Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
June 28, 2025 Here’s the menu from our lunch with friends on Wednesday, June 18. Appetizers Charred shishito peppers with salt Dinner Roasted beets and carrots from the garden Yellow wax beans from the garden Roasted garlic Homemade yeast dinner rolls Grilled chicken from the neighbors marinated with lemon juice, olive oil, with rosemary and […]
Read More Summer Lunch MenuJuly 20, 2024 Last week, after looking at the weather forecast, I decided to have friends over on Thursday. The weather was forecast to be cooler and mostly sunny I decided it would be fun to cook on the grill. One side of my grill is a griddle and the other side is a grate. […]
Read More Summer Dinner Menu with a Mediterranean FlareNovember 26, 2022 I had one menu planned for our Thanksgiving in our RV, but we had a friend stop by in his RV van on the way home. He was only able to spend Wednesday and part of Thursday with us, so we had Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday evening. The weather was in the […]
Read More A Friend Stopped by for ThanksgivingDinner Menu from July 3, 2020 Appetizers Grilled Jalapeno Peppers Stuffed with Goat Cheese Dinner Apple Sauce Instant Pot Ribs Grilled Corn Grilled Summer Squash Grilled Grilling Onion Dessert Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Read More Instant Pot and Grill DinnerTo celebrate Bruce’s birthday, we had a campfire dinner, cooked in our fire pit. Dinner Party Menu from June 29, 2020 Appetizers Jalapeno Stuffed with Goat Cheese, Wrapped in Foil and Cooked on Coals Salad Caveman Roasted Bell Peppers and Yellow Onion with Fresh Lemon Thyme and Vinaigrette Dinner Lamb Rib Roast, Cooked in Foil, […]
Read More Campfire Dinner MenuAfter all the rich food on New Year’s Eve, it feels good to eat simple traditional food today. My Aunt Hazel always said that black-eyed peas meant silver and my grandmother claimed they were for luck. Both agreed that greens meant dollars. And if you are eating greens, you need to have cornbread. Dinner Creamy […]
Read More Happy New Year!This was a fall dinner party menu that I put together for a vegetarian friend, based on Vegetarian Dinner Parties: 150 Meatless Meals Good Enough to Serve to Company, by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough.
Read More Fall Vegetarian Dinner Party MenuI was crazy and threw two parties on Mardi Gras! I had a lunch party for my teammates at work, and then I had an evening party! I couldn’t have pulled it off without Bruce. Mardi Gras Party Menu from 3/5/2019 Salad Mardi Gras Cole Slaw Entrees Shrimp Po’boys Roasted Turkey Breast Muffaletta Ham & […]
Read More Mardi Gras Party MenuDinner Party Menu from August 31, 2019 Nibbles Watermelon and Feta Bites Blistered Shishito Peppers with Goat Cheese & Cilantro Lime Sauce Blackberry Basil Mozzarella Skewers with Pomegranate Drizzle Baked Figs with Goat Cheese Starter Chilled Corn Soup with Cucumber Salad Main Course Brown Butter Scallops with Grilled Lemon Pecorino Romano and Artichoke Risotto Dessert […]
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