During the summer growing season I love it when all or most of my meal comes from the garden. It gives me a sense of pride to know that I grew the meal in front of me, and that it tastes ten times better than anything I could buy at the grocery store (also more nutritious, and organically grown but that’s another story).
Here are a couple of my favorite summer meals from the garden:

Green beans and new potatoes
BLT’s with fresh Beefsteak tomatoes, and greens from the garden.
Corn on the cob, tomato sandwiches, and fried squash, are a fabulous combination, who …read more

Today I watching the Food Network and Bobby Flay was making some potatoes on the grill.  I’m a fan of anything potatoes - a firm believer in the fact that there are no bad potato recipes. This dish is a grilled french fry or “steak” fry.
Start with 6 clean, good-sized potatoes.  Put them in a pot of cold water, add 1 tablespoon of salt, then set to boil for 10 minutes. Remove the potatoes, let cool, then slice into strips, and drizzle with oil (I prefer olive).
Set your grill to high.  Sprinkle the pre-cooked potatoes with Bobby’s version of Old Bay seasoning (see recipe below), …read more