Summertime and Bananas Need Baking – Make Scones!
Summertime is here! The kids are out of school, the heat swells in many parts of the world, and there are books to be read, vacations …
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Fruit
Bang Your Tambourine for Cake with Nectarines!
The song Green Tambourine was rolling around in my head (an upbeat song from the late 1960s). Then I started thinking about what rhymed with tambourine. …
French Tarte Tatin aka Caramelized Apple Pie
This is one recipe where I checked with the experts – Julia Child, Raymond Blanc, Jamie Oliver, Jacques Pepin, and even the Le Parasian blog …
Fig & Ricotta Toast
When figs are in season, this “toast” is a delightful way to use figs at their peak. The recipe is so versatile it can be an appetizer, …
Crockpot Apple Cider
Apple Cider is quite popular in the Northwest during the Fall season. But it is not quite Fall now, and I wanted to make a recipe …
Blueberry Cobbler & The Brady Bunch
Singing the theme song to “The Brady Bunch” got me thinking about making a blueberry cobbler. (Yes, I’m still singing. LOL) I’m doing my best to …
Eggplant Bake With Tomatoes, Garlic & Cheeses
Eggplant is one of the easiest vegetable bakes to make, I guarantee. The hardest part of this recipe is chopping the veggies, and that doesn’t take …
Strawberry Fields Forever – Let’s Make Jam!
Should we all break out into song? “Strawberry Fields Forever” Of course the Beatles song doesn’t have anything to do with real strawberry fields, but I’m …
Got Bananas? Make Frozen Banana Treats
One challenge I have is consuming bananas before they get too ripe. What do you do with too many ripe bananas? Tired of baking banana bread? …
Orange You Glad You Tried This Salmon Recipe?
Looking at our summer garden with the vegetables maturing slowly (I’m impatient when it comes to homegrown vegetables), I realized how much I miss the orange …
Orange Crostata To Cure The Winter Blues
There’s a lot of winter blues going on about this time of year. On the west coast, we don’t have quite the long and cold winters …
Candy, Candy – Clementines – Updated
What to do with a bunch of clementines that are screaming to be used. Well, that’s what they were saying to me, sitting on the counter …