Save the Season with Homemade Pesto

pesto recipe

It’s getting cold at night here in Arkansas these days, and I’ve been feeling a little frantic about the herbs. The basil was still looking pretty good even after a couple of near-freezing nights, but I knew it wouldn’t last, so I made a big batch of pesto that finished up a lot of it. […]

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A Taste of Summer in the South

caprese salad sandwich

Southerners love to complain about the heat, as if we didn’t know that summer is part of the package. This summer I’ve been guilty of it, too, mostly because I’m spending a lot more time outside than I would like when it’s as warm as its been (though we’ve actually had more rain and relative […]

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Strawberry Jam, Or Something Like It

strawberry freezer jam

A few weeks ago I went strawberry picking with members of a local playgroup we used to do a lot of stuff with before the Bit went to school (I didn’t take her with me, which made the picking go a lot faster). I ended up with a ton of beautiful fruit, and after giving […]

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Super Simple Bread and Butter Pickles

pickles in juice

I am not a pickle person. I never have been. I’m not particularly fond of dill, is my main problem. When I was younger, I would make pickles for 4-H, and people said they were good, but I never tried them. Now that I’m a little older, I can tolerate a pickle if I have […]

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Improvised Asian Noodles

cold asian noodle salad

I love noodles in just about any way you could think to serve them, but this time of year, hot as it’s been, what I really love is things in the genre of pasta salad. Pasta salads are usually pretty quick and easy to make, you only need to turn on the stove long enough […]

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