The first time I had this Italian Potato & Green Bean Salad was many years ago when I was visiting Youngstown (my birthplace) during the 4th of July. Picnics are BIG on the 4th, and I was amused at all the women who brought their Coleman stoves to the park […]
What are zoodles? Zucchini noodles, of course! I used a spiralizer to turn my plentiful garden zucchini (what do I do with all this zucchini?) into a “pasta” dish made with zucchini noodles. This recipe is a quick, fresh, healthy, delicious alternative to a traditional pasta made with wheat noodles. […]
This is my go to sauce for pasta. It is a vegetarian, red sauce that I’ve been eating m whole life. Traditionally it would have been made with meatballs or seafood when I was growing up, but today I like the vegetarian version, flavored with garlic and mushrooms. From time […]
Teaching Culinary Arts class during Thanksgiving, I taught the students how to make a pumpkin pie from scratch. Making muffin tin pumpkin pies gave the students some mini pies to take home and share with their families. Last year we did the same with apple pies, making muffin tin lattice […]
Every year I grow a couple sugar pumpkins in my garden because I take great pride in making pumpkin from scratch for a pie or soup. At Thanksgiving every year I make pumpkin pies, and it’s definitely easier to buy the pumpkin in a can, but making my own pumpkin […]
Buying Pumpkins From a Local Farm At halloween this year, the students in my culinary class went to the pumpkin farm and picked out pumpkins.The farm was on the coast in Watsonville, CA. It was filled with gourds and varieties of pumpkins. Carving Pumpkins We took the pumpkins back to […]
