garden walk

Corn and tomato salad

Corn and tomato salad

Corn

Tomatoes

Cucumber

Lime juice

Honey

Garlic

Basil

wild life...

pruning 100s of roses in the mid 90s in shorts and bleeding profusely

admiring thistles that attack

fun colors shine on

feral cat

bear prints 

them...

Oven baked pork ribs

Wrap cookie sheet in aluminum foil

Lay sheets to wrap ribs

 remove membrane

Cut in half if too big

Dry rub and let rest 20'

To taste 1-3 T each

 paprika

Garlic salt

Onion powder

Cayenne

Thyme

Oregano

S&P

Place ribs meaty side down

Lift and pour hard apple cider under ribs

Wrap very tightly in aluminum foil

Bake at 275° for 2.5-3 hours

Switch shelves 1/2 through.

 When knife slides in easily they are done

Drain off liquids and put on clean tray with silpat. 

Slather with bbq sauce and broil for 3' on each side

ENJOY!

serve with corn salad 

and strawberry basil salad

Lemon tomato cream pasta

 

Lemon tomato cream pasta

Pasta

Garden fresh cherry tomatoes 2 C

Home grown Lemon juice 1/2 C

Parmesan 1/2 C plus

Cream cheese 3/4 C

Spinach 

Black olives

Garlic

Freshly cut garden basil

Basil pesto

S&P

Mix cream cheese and parmesan with lemon juice

Pour hot pasta to melt together

Toss over salad

Fig infused vodka cocktail

Fill a jar with figs

Pour vodka

Snap lid 

shake daily

Let rest 5 days

Turns a pale pink

~enjoy~

fig cocktail

2 oz fig vodka

T honey

Lemon wedge

Diet lemon lime soda

Fig garnish

Add the fig infused vodka to glass. Add the honey, squeeze of lemon wedge, stir and add ice. Top with lemon-lime flavored soda. Garnish with fig.

Strawberry basil salad

 Strawberry basil salad

Strawberries

Honey

Basil

Goat cheese

Greens

Thick Balsamic vinegar

Flakey salt