As the scourge of hot summer days continue, I’ve been hiding away at the beach. This has, as you can probably imagine, cut down on both my kitchen and blogging time – not that I have any reason to complain. I’ve had a gloriously relaxing couple of weeks, where my primary concern has been, when’s…
Category: Savory
Lemon & Rose Marmalade
Here’s a special June treat – Lemon & Rose Marmalade made from fresh rose petals that I harvested while at the beach. When I have time in August, I enjoy harvesting wild rose hips (also known as beach plums) and making Rose Hip Jelly. It has been a few years since I’ve had the time…
Baked Gnocchi
I made a huge batch of homemade gnocchi the other day, and as I was brainstorming simple ways for serving it, I thought that I’d give baking it a try – stick some freshly sautéed, golden brown gnocchi in the oven under a nice coating of Marinara sauce and a sprinkling of Mozzarella cheese?! …What’s…
Salmon Patties
I think everyone these days is trying to limit their grocery store runs, and make the most out of their kitchen leftovers. One of my least favorite leftovers is fish, there’s just something about reheating fish that just doesn’t mesh well with me. Part of it is that it’s hard to reheat fish without drying…
The Ephemeral Bee 