I went blackberry picking a few weeks ago and found all of these wonderful plump blackberries. I love picking berries whether it’s blueberries or blackberries.  When my kids where younger I used to take them to pick strawberries.  All I remember about those outings is they seemed to stomp on more berries than they actually [...]

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! I didn’t realize this was a lyric from a song, but who doesn’t scream on a hot summer day, “I WANT ICE CREAM”! I have had this recipe since the 70′s and it is so quick and easy. Who doesn’t want desserts that are quick [...]

How about putting some of that summer produce to use with these Zucchini Corn Boats. This is a delicious recipe using zucchini and corn that you may pick up at your local farmer’s market this summer. I love going to farmer’s markets in the summer and getting all kinds of wonderful locally grown produce. I [...]

That ain’t my grandmother’s banana pudding — BUT it is! These cute little jelly jars make the perfect containers for this rich banana pudding. My grandmother always made the best homemade banana pudding and she still could if she wanted to. She just turned 97 in May and is still occasionally cooking up things in [...]

Ok, so smoked salmon on a potato chip — who would have imagined a quick little appetizer! I had these little apps at a friends house a couple of years ago. It’s such a weird idea to me to put something like smoked salmon on a potato chip. I used smoked salmon in other things [...]