Orange Ginger Chicken and Baked Squash

Orange Ginger Chicken and Baked Squash

I had some leftover oranges from last weeks photo shoot so I got inspired to try something new and fun for dinner. I also found a great way to make squash from my garden- I have so much that I am willing to experiment! Orange 

Freezer Jams

Freezer Jams

My grandmother used to make Strawberry Freezer jam from her own strawberry plants. My strawberry plants are new and didn’t produce very many but I got some great berries from the farmers market a few weekends ago and decided to try and make her freezer

Tomato Basil Soup

Tomato Basil Soup

I have a garden overflowing with Peppers, Tomato, Basil, Herbs, squash and pumpkins. I love my garden but I was really concerned I wouldn’t be able to use all of this delicious food before it spoiled. I started giving all of my guests bags of 

Grilled Turkey

Grilled Turkey

It’s never too early to practice your Thanksgiving skills! In our house Sunday is our cooking day. We like to make some meals so that if we get busy we are not tempted to eat out all the time. On Saturday we decided to try 

Garden Fresh Salsa

Garden Fresh Salsa

This is a simple restaurant style salsa. Most of the ingredients were from my garden the rest came from last weekends farmers market.  You can make it hot or mild by tweaking the ingredients. I will even throw in a bonus to this post and 

Summer time Hot Dogs

Summer time Hot Dogs

Sitting around the campfire, roasting hot dogs is something that I thought I wouldn’t be able to do when we decided to eat better. Luckily, I found Applegate Farms and discovered their  Organic uncured grass fed beef hot dog. We have enjoyed several bonfires and 

Pesto Bacon Chicken Salad

Pesto Bacon Chicken Salad

Pesto always reminds me of summer. My mom used to make pesto chicken salad and put it on homemade croissants. Although I will not be serving mine on Croissants, you are free to serve it however you wish!  Homemade Pesto Ingredients:  2 C. Fresh Basil leaves 

Deconstructed Zucchini Lasagna

Deconstructed Zucchini Lasagna

After a long day of work and an hour of Physical Therapy for my knee, I got home and I was craving meat and veggies. I didn’t have time to make my original Zucchini Lasagna recipe so I had to improvise. After searching the fridge 

Collard Greens and Chicken

Collard Greens and Chicken

Brandon and I have picked on my mom for years about her love of Collard Greens. I always thought it sounded so gross and we refused to try my mom’s from Jimmy’s Bar and Grill in Bridgeville. We used to meet there for breakfast when 

Lovely Lemony Meal

Lovely Lemony Meal

Today I came home and had this fabulous recipe in my head. When I came into the house and looked in the freezer, I was out of Chicken. I went into the garage freezer and found some Pheasant from Brandon’s winter hunt. I was excited