Fun with Tomatoes
I spent much of my Saturday canning tomatoes — 26 pints to be exact. I was lucky this year to get my tomatoes in a little earlier than most people. Those who’ve attended the Farmers Market in downtown...
View ArticleHarvest Vegetable Soup
Being a gardener and a person who loves to share my bounty, I was quite interested in a story in today’s paper about Thief River Falls native Don Armstrong, who plans giving away more than 90,000...
View ArticleVegetable Soups
It’s soup weather, and I’ve been getting down. I’ve already made two batches of my Czechoslovakian Cabbage Soup this fall and am eyeing a couple of other recipes that have caught my eye. The recipes...
View ArticleChicken Noodle Soup
If you haven’t pulled out the soup pot, there isn’t a better time than now. Nighttime temperatures are dipping into the low teens and single digits, with daytime highs in the 20s. Of course, as many of...
View ArticleVegetable Soup
I haven’t planted a seed yet this spring, but my gardening already has started, and with it, the first pot of soup with fresh vegetables. How’s that, you say? Well, for the third straight year, I left...
View ArticleGrilled Garden Veggies with Pasta
Anyone who has a garden knows that it can be a challenge this time of summer. The tomatoes are really starting to come into their own (a large bowl daily), the beans are continuing to produce every day...
View ArticleBrussels Sprouts with Pecorino and Thyme
Brussels sprouts are becoming one of the most popular vegetables around these days. And there is good reason. Not only are Brussels sprouts a nutrition powerhouse — they are loaded with many vitamins,...
View ArticleGrilled Vegetables with Rigatoni
Grilled vegetables and pasta are a great pairing. And if you’re a fan of veggies, it’s a great way to turn them into a meal — and one that is meatless. Not only do you get your boost of carbohydrates...
View ArticleVegetable Beef Soup with Homemade Egg Noodles
A day with temperatures forecast in the high 70s to low 80s isn’t exactly soup weather, but predictions sometimes fall short of expectations, and then all bets are off. That’s exactly what I was...
View ArticleTurkey Wild Rice Soup
The possibilities are endless when it comes to leftover turkey. Of course, sandwiches immediately come to mind for a lot of people. Others like to use the turkey with other leftovers such as mashed...
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