Grandchildren Blog Posts
Caprese Salad
The Texas summer thermometer is ooching up there into the 100s for afternoon highs. I don’t want to heat up the kitchen and cook, so Caprese salad is a favorite solution and it takes advantage of tomatoes and basil at their peak of freshness.
A Parent’s Touch
Someone once told me that having a child was like having your own heart walk around outside your body. When my children hurt, my heart absorbs that pain and I cry out in prayerful anguish.
Fattoush, the Second Most Popular Lebanese Salad Next to Tabbouleh
Fattoush is the quintessential Lebanese summer salad of fresh herbs, greens, cucumber , tomatoes, onions, and radishes topped with toasted crunchy pita bread croutons. My mouth is watering and the back of my tongues is tingling just thinking about it!
My Dad Mirrored in Me
I was talking to my publisher recently and she related to me how her Grandpa’s garden still holds her close. Then she went on to share with me about her grandpa, retelling a story of the two of them in his garden.
Fresh Herb Ranch Dressing
I have a dilemma; only a few friends are interested in taking some fresh herbs when they come by for a visit. I would be glad to take some, but I don’t know how to cook with them! Could you please put some easy guidelines and recipes on your blog about cooking with fresh herbs?”
Scented Memories and Fore-tellings
I’m strolling through my garden, checking on what is coming back after a pleasant week of nourishing spring rain. I’m terrible about remembering the proper names of my perennials just by looking. I bend down, pluck a leaf between my thumbnail and pointer finger, crush it in my palms, rubbing its tenderness back and forth to squeeze out its particular oils, and breath in its tangy, unique essence. My nose recognizes its identity better than my eyes do.
Rain Saturated June Garden Checklist
I know we’ve started a series on how to use fresh herbs, but I can’t let June pass us by without a garden check list. You are quite familiar by now about my love of lists!
Glorious Uncertainty
I was having one of those good heart-to-heart conversations the other day with one of my sons: you know the kind! I dropped what I was doing, retreated to the back porch swing, and basked in the sound of his voice.
Basic Guidelines for Prepping Fresh Herbs
I’ve tried sharing fresh herbs with my local friends and community, but I have few takers. One friend said, “I would be glad to take some, but I don’t know how to cook with them. Could you please put some easy guidelines and recipes on your blog?”
Who Wakes Up at 5:30?!?!
I’m a morning person. I’ve always been a morning person. If I wake up after the sun has already risen, I feel cheated out of a gift. My mind is sharp in the pre-dawn hours and fades gradually as the day unfolds.