This weekend do something different with your eggs. Forget about scrambling or fried all the way or sunny side up or over easy. Bake them!
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Too Many Peaches?
Fresh, sweet, juicy and delicious peaches are one of the best things about summer. But sometimes you have too many and that means you have too many ripe peaches. What can you do with those overripe peaches? make some delicious freezer pops. We found a delicious recipe, courtesy of Southern Living Magazine.
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IT’S STILL CHILI SEASON – TRY THIS RECIPE TO TAKE THE CHILL OFF
If you love sweet heat flavors, you’ll love this chili recipe. If you can’t find bacon sausage, you can use any other sausage that you like. It’s a great recipe and if shared, expect people to ask you for the recipe.
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FEASTING ON FLOWERS – THE EDIBLES
One of the best ways to add color interest to your menu is with the addition of fresh flowers. There are many blooms that look beautiful on the side of a plate, but are also perfectly safe to use in recipes.
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SUMMER VEGETABLE RECIPE – FLAMIN’ HOT CORN ON THE COB
We love all things HOT! And we’ll admit that Flamin’ Hot Cheetos are part of our obsession. After trying this recipe, we just had to share. Give it a try. If you like HOT as much as we do, you will not be disappointed with the flavor. And don’t let the Cheetos deter you from giving it a try.
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COOL AS A CUCUMBER – RECIPES FROM YOUR GARDEN
Do you know where the expression “cool as a cucumber comes from? It’s because cucumbers are typically 10 to 20 degrees cooler than the temperature around them. Try inserting a thermometer into one if you need a little proof. Not only do cucumbers have a cool temperature, but they’re also the key ingredient to some of the summer’s best cool down recipes. There was a time when we only knew two main types of cucumbers – slicing and pickling. But things have changed and there is now a large variety of cucumber types available to gardeners and shoppers. They include Armenian, Diva, English Telegraph, Burpless, Persian, Lemon, Parisian Gherkins, Dasher, Sweet Success and Calypso varieties.
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ADD MORE MAY PEAS TO YOUR MAY: CREAMED MAY PEAS AND NEW POTATOES
One of our favorite vegetables, if not our very favorite, is May peas. I always look forward to the arrival of May and one of the biggest reasons is for the May peas. There are lots of great ways to fix them, but this is an all time favorite. We like to use the multi-colored fingerling potatoes because they had such an interesting element to the dish. But whatever potatoes you choose to use, the dish may become one of your favorites, too.
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RIPE AND READY. TOMATOES ARE SUMMER’S GIFT. TOMATO PIE RECIPE
Now that July is here, I’m pretty sure (or at least I hope), your tomato plants are now producing those ripe and ready jewels of summer. Hopefully, your crop is handling this heat and lack of rain the past several days, and your crop is looking its best. I’m the first to admit that I love nothing more than a tomato sandwich. Slices of red, ripe and juicy tomatoes, smeared with mayonnaise (has to be Duke’s) and sprinkled with salt and pepper, on some very lightly toasted bread. Nothing beats that first tomato sandwich of the year!
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