What is arugula? Arugula is a peppery flavored green often used in Italian cuisine and available around the world. It dates back to early Roman times when it was considered a medicinal herb and an aphrodisiac. It's coloring is a deep green and it has both pointy and round leaves with deep notches up and down the stems. It can be eaten raw in salads but also cooked in a … [Read more...]
Boston Baked Beans Recipe
Homemade Boston Baked Beans are so darn' good! Homemade Boston Baked Beans are far more yummy than canned beans and worth the small extra effort to prepare them. This Boston Baked Bean recipe is all about easy comfort food. When I was a kid growing up here in New England, every Saturday supper we had "beans and franks" and brown bread. There is a reason that Boston is … [Read more...]
Easy Creamy Butternut Squash Soup
Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Try this Easy Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe for a fall evening pleaser or a perfect course for Thanksgiving Dinner This Creamy Butternut Squash Soup Recipe is a Thompson family favorite. I have to admit that I love all the members of the squash/pumpkin family and for that reason I have a great collection of squash and … [Read more...]
Twice Baked Potatoes
Twice Baked Potatoes Recipe - A step by step tutorial Twice baked potatoes are definitely worth the extra effort. This is a potato recipe that you can easily change up with different flavors and toppings so after you get the basics down, get creative. Food should not only be good, it should be fun! Here in Aroostook County, Maine, potatoes are big business and … [Read more...]
Cider Vinegar Pickled Beets
A Tale of Two Beets - A Pickled Beet Alternative This pickled beet recipe is a little different than the usual. Traditional pickled beet recipes usually are all about cinnamon, cloves, and sugar but this one has a more savory twist. Safety first when canning your Pickles Beets As with all water bath canning recipes, cleanliness and detail to directions is … [Read more...]
Basic Easy Coleslaw Recipe
Coleslaw - what can be said about it? Numerous clichés lend themselves to describing coleslaw - "always a bridesmaid, never the bride" or "best supporting actor in a cast of thousands". It is always cast in a supporting role but coleslaw fills a need in so many meal plans. Coleslaw is there to cleanse and awake the palate in a meal heavily laden with greasy fried … [Read more...]
Sister Jo’s Zucchini Relish- a recipe to use large zucchini
Zucchini relish is the perfect canning recipe to use up Monster Zucchini! This recipe for Zucchini Relish is the perfect way to use up extra zucchini. Zucchini are without a doubt the most prolific vegetable in the garden. Think about it! The vegetable everybody wants to give you from their garden is ZUCCHINI SQUASH. And they almost never give you the nice small … [Read more...]
Thrillin’ Grillin’- Grilled Beef, Chicken & Vegetable Kebabs
It's Grillin' Season - Shish Kebab Time! Tonight we had grilled chicken and veggie kebabs and they were delicious. It's grillin' season here in the North Maine Woods. For a while we thought the grilling season never would arrive as we had a long cold spring but finally we've been able to fire up the gas grill. I love cooking on our Weber gas grill. It's convenient, … [Read more...]
Quick Easy Cucumber Salad
Quick, Easy and Healthy Cucumber Salad A good recipe doesn't have to be complicated or difficult. This quick and easy cucumber salad definitely isn't complicated - just simple ingredients with simple preparation! And that is perfect fare for a hot summer day. When its hot and muggy all I want is cool, quick and simple so I can stay "cool as a cucumber". Best … [Read more...]
Sauteed Fiddleheads
Sauteed Fiddleheads - a quick and healthy vegetable side dish Sauteed fiddleheads are a very healthy dish as fiddleheads contain Vitamin A, Vitamin C, potassium, iron, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids but you must use care in preparing them. Important - Because of where they grow, in wet marsh areas frequented by animals such as beaver and muskrats, there is the … [Read more...]
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