Strawberry season in Minnesota might be one of my favorite times for our garden. While we get lettuce and radish and even rhubarb earlier in the spring, strawberries with their succulent sweet flavor and bright red color seem to be the first bountiful thing that we get. While many nights we will pick a bowl…
Caprese Panini
I’ve written before that fresh mozzarella is one of my favorite foods in the world. I love how creamy it is and how perfectly it melts on pizza and pasta. But it’s also good cold in a caprese salad with sliced tomatoes, fresh basil and drizzled with balsamic vinegar. What if I were to combine…
Sour Cucumbers
In my hometown of Ely, we like to ‘sour’ things. It can be lettuce, cucumbers, peas and more. Sour food is basically like a simple quick pickle that generally has nothing more than oil and vinegar. I’m not sure what part of Ely’s heritage it comes from or if it just became popular locally. Sour…
Garden Lettuce w Vinegar Dressing
I got this recipe from my husband’s Grandma and Grandpa Britton. Every year they grow a huge garden, full of potatoes, onions, corn, and too many other veggies to mention and of course the purpose of this post, loose leaf lettuce. The best thing about this lettuce/salad is you can pick a fresh salad for…
