It’s that time of year that I’m foraging in my yard for edibles. The new cactus pads are starting, so I’m harvesting them. And I’ve been waiting to see if the yucca was going to put out a bloom stalk. Last year I wanted to try yucca blossoms, and my plants didn’t produce stalks. This year is…
Category: Side Dishes
Salsa Slaw
My nephew started making a delicious slaw, and perfect for summer. Even if you think it sounds a little strange, make it anyway! PrintSalsa Slaw Ingredients4 cups finely shredded cabbage or baby kale 1/3 cup diced Claussen pickles, seeds removed, or use baby kosher pickles 1 large jalapeño, seeded and diced 1/2 tsp mustard seeds…
Carrots En Escabeche
I do love “all things pickled,” and I had a lot of carrots that I thought might be good as pickles. I started thinking about the jalapeño mixture that has a few carrot slices in it, and thought I’d reverse the quantity of the ingredients, because I like the carrots in that mixture, better than the…
Avocado and Grapefruit Salad
It sounds like a strange combo, but it’s delicious, especially in the summer. A good friend taught me to make this in the 1980s, and it’s still a great dish. I added smoked salmon to it to make it a meal, but you could certainly add something like shrimp, for the meal experience! PrintAvocado and…
Parmesan Roasted Asparagus
We ended up with another big bunch of asparagus from the garden, and it just so happens that I had another recipe that I wanted to try. I’m sure I go through more Dijon mustard than the average person, but it seems to work well with so many things. It helps make this recipe really…