I know I said I was not going to post. But if I don’t write this soup down I will forget and it turned out really great. I was looking for a different way to use the kale that we had received so here it is: Sausage Kale Rice Soup 1/2 c. of dry Lunberg […]

Here is a way to use many items in your CSA basket at once: Nettie’s Summer Pasta Salad 1. cook 1/2 lb of pasta – macaroni, shells or other small noodle. Drain2. Meanwhile saute in this order: 1 large chopped onion 1 chopped green pepper 1 chopped red pepper 2 cloves of garlic, pressed 1 […]

This week my fridge drawer was bursting with cucumbers. For whatever reason they seem to be multiplying in the fridge when the door is closed and the lights are down. So, this week has been a cucumber eating week. We have had Tziki Sauce with fried cucumbers and eggplants; cucumber slices and cucumber salad. Other […]

We have been so blessed to have fresh milk produced and processed within 20 minutes of our home. Kilby Cream Farm began selling their own milk this past May. It comes in glass bottles, which you can return, and is sold in quarts and half gallons. It is delicious. The last batch I picked up […]

Ever since I started getting my CSA basket three years ago we have tried more new vegetables and eaten more vegetables in general. What a big difference in mine and my family’s health! The first year though receiving things like unshelled peas, kale, bok choy, beets and lots of squash required that I find a […]

Kale is a wonderfully nutritious food. I feel virtuous just thinking about eating it. But, if you have had enough already save some now to saute in the winter or throw into soups. I spent few minutes this morning blanching two bags of kale that we received in our basket from our CSA at Sunny […]

I was reminded today in a conversation with my sister that there is a time and a place for food. She has been reading a book, Perfect Health: The Complete Mind/Body Guide, Revised and Updated Edition, and was pleasantly surprised when the final chapter reiterated and reinforced the concepts that I have been reading about, […]

Zuchinni is a wonderful vegetable that even though it is abundant when in season can easily be added to recipes without changing the flavor. This recipe can also be made into muffins by dividing the batter into muffin cups and shortening the baking time. It was originally based on a recipe from AllRecipes.com however I […]

I cannot recall what tipped me off to watching this movie, Killer at Large but a few weeks ago I requested it from our library and brought it home to watch. As with many of the books and movies that I am researching now the themes are similar as is most of the information but […]

If you are looking for great recipes with Kale start here EatingWell.com. In this week’s basket from Sunny Hill we received kale, lettuce, green beans, blueberries, cucumbers, zucchini and summer squash. I went blueberry picking today with the kids to Spring Valley Farm in Conowingo. The peaches were ripe, too and I made their first […]