Blueberry season in Maine means great Blueberry Recipes! It’s Blueberry season here in Maine. In fact, down in Machias they are celebrating their annual Blueberry Festival August 18th - 19th, 2018. It is a great event with all sorts of things going on like crafts, entertainment, parades, and more. They hold it every year in mid-August so you may want to plan on joining in the … [Read more...]
How To Cook Pork Back Ribs on Gas Grill
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #GetGrillingAmerica #GetGrillingWithSmithfield #CollectiveBias Summer is grilling season for the Thompson family! We make the best of the short northern Maine summer season by spending as much time around the pool and the gas grill as we can. On the weekends we are … [Read more...]
Best Zucchini Fritters with Dill and Chive Sour Cream Sauce Recipe
Another recipe to get the family to eat zucchini! Zucchini...........I am always looking for new recipes for it this time of the year. Our garden is bursting with zucchini! Everybody's garden is bursting with huge baseball bat sized squash! There is always someone dropping by trying to give me a bag of zucchini.  It has to be the most prolific vegetable there is. Thank … [Read more...]
Sister Jo’s Zucchini Relish- a recipe to use large zucchini
When life hands you monster zucchini, make zucchini relish! Thank God for this zucchini relish recipe. It's that time of the year when the garden is bursting with zucchini, and the family is so sick of eating it that they turn zucchini green when they hear the word. Then you discover the monster zucchinis that are the size of a baseball bat hidden under the leaves in your … [Read more...]
Apple Spinach Salad Recipe
Apple Spinach Salad is Quick and Easy and oh so nutritious! Whether its summer or winter, this Apple Spinach Salad recipe is one of my favorites, and it's very quick to make but I especially love it in the summer. Actually I love any salad in the summer whether its a tossed salad, potato salad or a pasta salad. It's all about being cool, crispy, and not heating up the … [Read more...]
Beer Can Burgers – A hamburger you can stuff!
Beer Can Burgers - A hamburger you can stuff! Summer is hamburger time! Hamburgers and hot dogs are the mainstay at any backyard cookout. Fire up the barbecue grill and throw on the dogs and the patties. Want to make your hamburgers different and far more interesting - make some Beer Can Burgers. They are shaped with a deep depression in the center so that you can add all … [Read more...]
Caramelized Onions – Quick & Easy
Caramelized Onions - a tasty addition to any dish! There are so many ways to use delicious caramelized onions. Of course, the first thing that pops into mind is putting them on top of a perfectly grilled hamburger but topping a burger isn't the only use for these gently sautéed onions. They go great in a number of egg dishes like frittatas, omelets, or on top of scrambled … [Read more...]
Easy Microwave Herbed Potatoes
This potato recipe is perfect for those nights that it's a marathon race to get dinner on the table, or actually its more like a sprint! In my repertoire of quick sides is a quick and easy favorite, Herbed Potatoes cooked in record time in the microwave. I have to admit that I don't cook a lot with microwave but particularly in the warm summer months, its a great way … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Recipes and Growing Rhubarb in your Garden
Rhubarb Recipes and How to Garden Rhubarb It's time to dig out my rhubarb recipes. Spring is here. The snow is almost all gone with just a bit of the icy white stuff lingering around the edge of the fields. I spent yesterday cleaning out around the perennial plants and adding a new layer of compost to my rhubarb plants. They are looking great again this year and I will start … [Read more...]
Best Moist Strawberry Rhubarb Bread Recipe
First we need Rhubarb and Strawberries for our Bread - Timing is everything! I love making this strawberry rhubarb bread recipe. One of the earlier plants that comes up in my garden is my rhubarb. I'm not sure what variety it is but its a special plant to me. When we moved here to northern Maine from New Hampshire, my dad gave it to me to bring with me. It was divided from the … [Read more...]