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I would say, as a rule, we eat fairly healthy and well in this house. But, Monday night has become gym night for my husband and myself and I have a stronger desire than normal on these nights to eat well.  Probably part of the impetus is a desire not to loose my meal while I am in a contorted position with dumbbells weighing me down.  So heavy and greasy foods are out along with large portions. Last week and

Today we had the privilege to get out for fresh air and a picnic.  We were meeting good friends and taking just peanut butter and jelly was not what I had in mind. egg saladasparagusstrawberry yogurtpb & j for the kidsfruitcake

Ok. I didn’t actually make Cherry Jubilee but we have had quite a celebration of cherries around here recently.  Sour cherries come in ripe (usually) at the end of June and are available to pick for 1 week.  It’s a small window so you have to know when to start calling to ensure you don’t miss it!  This year we picked again at Lohr’s Orchard.  The cost was only $1.40/lb and picking started last Thursday (June 14, 2012).  If you

I love the internet for finding just the right recipe when I need to cook something.  Tonight, I knew I needed something relatively quick to cook. I could have made spaghetti but I didn’t have any pasta noodles, at all, in the cupboard.  I did have pork sausage and risotto rice and veggies so I googled sausage risotto and found this recipe adapted from Martha Steward Everyday’s Tomato and Sausage Risotto. It fit the bill for being relatively quick and including only

This Wednesday was the first day of our summer share with Sunny Hill Farm.  Wow!  What an abundance!  We received broccoli, spring onions, romaine lettuce, spinach, cabbage, asparagus, eggs and a potted herb.  So much delicious food but planning meals based on your basket can be a challenge. I have several goals with each meal: to utilize the stores of food that I already have, to create a healthy well balanced meal, to provide a meal my family will enjoy.

As much as I wanted to do strawberry picking earlier this season, especially since they came in early this year, life just wouldn’t allow it.   So today, I literally had an hour and a half to squeeze a memorable moment of picking in.  I grabbed my two oldest helpers and headed over to Brad’s Produce.  Strawberries are coming to an end at Brad’s but we were still able to pick 5 quarts for $1.75 a pound in about an

I love that fantastic, healthy food does not have to be complex.  On a recent grocery store trip my littlest one had the choice between cookies and bananas.  She chose bananas.  We have them infrequently and they are treat.  Mostly, we don’t keep them in the house because they are so coveted that my little one can plow through three large bananas in 1 day.  But what a wonderful testament to fantastic, healthy food when a young child chooses it over cookies

This might just be a perfect moment.  The kids are outside playing.  It is a wet but not raining afternoon.  I have a pot of milk coming to a boil on the stove from Kilby Cream in Rising Sun and another pot with American Organic Brown Basmati Rice cooking.  I am planning to make Palek Paneer with the spinach I acquired today during the second week of our spring csa from Brad’s Produce.  Many of the markets are already opened and

Haford County is ripe with local wineries and growers.  I don’t know but maybe we’ll become the next Napa Valley 🙂   We visited Harford Vineyard and Winery last weekend and had a wine tasting with pairings.  It was delicious.  I had LOTS of favorites and we of course came home with a few bottles.  The Cab Franc was the perfect addition to my Valentine’s meal: porterhouse, scalloped potatoes, steamed green beans and for dessert chocolate truffles. This weekend, we hit Mt.