Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction

Caprese Salad with Balsamic Reduction

 One of my most favorite summer foods is vine-ripened tomatoes, especially those heirloom varieties that are grown in our little garden: Cherokee Purple, Arkansas Traveler, Black Prince, Costoluto Genovese, Brandywine and their many cousins.  At one time, I...

ThanksBlogging 2012–Do You Remember Succotash?

Poor succotash.  It’s so underrated.  It deserves better notoriety. I mean, how many times have you seen a casserole of succotash gracing the cover of Martha Stewart Living?  Or even Taste of Home.  I checked Southern Living which is where I fully...
Watermelon, Tomato and Feta Salad

Watermelon, Tomato and Feta Salad

We love this salad with its unusual ingredient mix of watermelon, tomato, feta and herbs.  Any time I serve it to guests, it is always a big hit as well.  However, the real key to it is the watermelon.  The best ones are vine  ripened and summer...