Panzanella salad

Let’s start with what we received from this weeks’s share of our CSA from Plato’s Harvest Organic Farm. new this week were green peppers, scallions & asian eggplant AND.. we were able to pick the gladiola!!! oops…. here they are.. and in our bread share??? Stuffed garlic bread!! OH. Yeah. And now, my favorite recipe […]

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Caprese Towers

This is what received last week from our share at Plato’s Harvest Organic Farm Our basket is filled with tomatoes…  ahhh…..tomatoes…. my VERY favorite!! *squeal* look at these babies!!! not to be under shadowed by the awesomeness that is the tomato… we also received some purple carrots! Before the recipe I’d like to share a story… […]

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Herb marinated pork tenderloin

*discloser*   I cooked this prior to my last post regarding the death of my oven. I still don’t have an oven. I probably wont for at least a few weeks, but I will try to share recipes other than those that need my beloved oven… Here is a great recipe for herb marinated pork […]

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field trip to Sakonnet vineyards

My -in laws took my two teenage children camping this past weekend, (our other child grown & gone) Jay, did you ever think that I would ever refer to you as the ‘other child?’ love & miss both you & Amanda… Scott & I decided to visit Add caption Sakonnet Vineyards We arrived early for […]

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Sad Day at Casa Hagg

Yesterday I had some beautiful tomatoes & garlic & onions… all ready to slow roast for a pasta dish … mmm… yummy, eh?  I put them in the oven on 250 to roast for an hour… then they were going to have a party with some farfalle pasta & some Parmesan cheese .. I was […]

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Fried Smashed Potatoes

Included this week in our share were purple &  pink outside!  For real! Look how cool these babies are! I decided to make Giada’s fried smashed potatoes theses were fun to make because you get to use the palm of your hand to smash them. just don’t press too hard oops! No worries, we still ate […]

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Chilled Cucumber Soup & homemade refrigerator pickles

Here is what we received this week from Plato’s Harvest Organic Farm Is this not a beautiful rainbow of goodies??? Does it get any better? I think not! Here is an easy-peasy way to whip up a chilled soup for those lazy hazy dog days of summer.. my super-loyal pup, Fenway on her birthday 6 good-sized […]

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Whoaa!! a double post??? on a Monday??

Yup! you heard it here!! I am so excited about my little treats that I made last night that I simply couldn’t wait.. Bacon-wrapped grilled jalapeno poppers!!! I started with the basics, jalapenos, a few slices of bacon, colby-jack cheese sticks & toothpicks. Cut the tops off of the peppers & core them. For years […]

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Thai Chicken & Coconut Rice!!

I love the flavors of Asian-style food, but since I have a seafood allergy, I hesitate to order it out.  I often look for recipes with the flavor profiles that I like, and adapt them so that I can eat them without any adverse effects. I made this marinade  using Tamari in place of fish […]

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Thai Chicken & Coconut Rice!!

I love the flavors of Asian-style food, but since I have a seafood allergy, I hesitate to order it out.  I often look for recipes with the flavor profiles that I like, and adapt them so that I can eat them without any adverse effects. I made this marinade  using Tamari in place of fish […]

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