So, here is the last of the tomato series that I have to share with you. I do have a bruschetta recipe that I will be posting in the nea...

I LOVE THIS RECIPE!!! This is the most simple way to save tomatoes that I know of. When I am feeling really lazy (which is often!) I ...

Tomato salvation #2. This is one of my all time favorite ways to save or "put up" (as they say down south) tomatoes. And this ...

As we all know, it is tomato time of the year!!! Despite the oppressive heat here in South Carolina, this has been a great year for som...

So, my garden is prolific this year and I am picking okra by the bagful. Fifteen years ago, when I moved to South Carolina from Pennsylv...

So, this is just a simple project that makes great gifts and can save you a little money. I decided to start making my own vanilla extrac...

OK... we are down to the last minute Christmas gift frenzy!! What do you get a neighbor to show your appreciation or that friend that gav...

My garden goodness is almost gone. The summer garden is done. I have two last recipes that I just finished this weekend from all of the l...

So what little summer we had is coming to an end! Kids are going back to school, the early mornings ,when my dogs and I are sitting on th...

 A lot of times, when I am talking to friends, patients or family members about some of my cooking practices, they look at me with surpri...

     It is summer and fresh fruit abounds. This allows for one of my favorite activities: jam making. Every year I tackle a new ja...

Canned hot peppers So where have I been? I have had a crazy last few weeks. As fall comes, and summer, my favorite season of the year qu...

Blackberry Lemon Thyme Jam Every summer when I was a child, as a family we looked forward to blackberry season. Because I lived in a so...

Hot Red Pepper Jelly When I was in Charleston this past Thanksgiving, I went to one of my favorite restaurants in that area Hominy Gr...

Jam! What is more reminiscent of summer! I started to make jams and jellys when I was about 15 years old. I thought it would be a great ...