The bay tree or Laurus nobilis has been around since biblical times and symbolized wealth and success. King David was so enamoured of the bay tree and its beauty that he used the wood for paneling the rooms of his home. Bay leaves are often depicted in the emblems and motifs which decorated the Temple [...]
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The Secret Life of Bays
Posted in Food Lover's Tips, Uncategorized, tagged Homestyle cooking, May Garden Mart, Restoration Herbs on August 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sliced baked potatoes with herbs!
Posted in Food Lover's Tips, Vegetarian, tagged Corner Cupboard Deli, dinner, easy, Homestyle cooking, local growers, Restoration Herbs on August 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Funny thing – spuds planted by Sonja are ready for digging about the time that herbs are ready for picking! I had the pleasure of putting these two delicacies together in this sliced baked potato recipe thanks to my Dad! The recipe called for one medium sized potato per person. These red cranberry spuds [...]
Craving pickles? Dig burdock!
Posted in Food Lover's Tips, Uncategorized, Vegetarian, tagged Corner Cupboard Deli, foraging, herbs, Homestyle cooking, Restoration Herbs, weeds on May 2, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ya know, there’s a lot of talk about pickles; an unbelievable number of pickle clubs to choose from and a remarkable blog called The Pickle Project which I was fortunate enough to stumble upon. None of which eased my dilemma: I wanted to make fresh pickles. Thanks to Steve Brill, or Wildman Steve Brill, I [...]
What to do, what to do
Posted in Food Lover's Tips, Franklin restaurants, Gluten-Free on April 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Even though we are of a certain age and we have no children, every year since we have known each other my husband and I color easter eggs. Its a creative outlet and face it … it’s fun!! When I was a kid the Easter Bunny hid the hard boiled eggs we decorated in the house, not the [...]
Horseradish (Amoracia rusticana) the hot herb
Posted in Food Lover's Tips, Uncategorized, tagged dinner, local growers, Passover, Restoration Herbs, sauce on April 20, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Horseradish is the herb of the year and is best known for the use of its root in making a sauce for meat. You can easily make a sauce like this: Beg, buy or steal some horseradish root and grate it finely. This may make you cry but persevere. Put into a blender with a [...]
A zissen Pesach
Posted in Food Lover's Tips, Recipes, Vegetarian, tagged apples, cinnamon, Food & Wine, nuts, Passover, Restoration Herbs on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tonight many of us will eat charoset as we begin the seven day celebration of Passover. While I adore this dish ~ for its aroma, texture and flavor~ and because my mother made the best charoset ever when I was a child ~ I seem to reserve its preparation only for Passover year after year. [...]
There’s always a fiesta at Compadres!
Posted in Food Lover's Tips on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
If you received the Area Shopper, like I did today, don’t throw it away without checking this out or clipping it out!! Go to page 9, lower left hand corner. Compadres Mexican restaurant has a $5 off coupon with a purchase of $25 or more. They have GREAT Mexican food and margaritas. 4 locations to serve you: 2 [...]
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVERS TIP OF THE WEEK #12
Posted in Farmers Market, Food Lover's Tips, Recipes, Vegetarian on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
THE FARMERS MARKET If you haven’t been, GO! Whether it’s Franklin, Oil City, Knox or Titusville, there is a farmers market to visit every day of the week. They all have wonderful, locally grown produce and are friendly and enthusiastic about what they do and willing to educate us about what they have and how to prepare it. [...]
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVER’S TIP OF THE WEEK #11
Posted in Food Lover's Tips on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
RADISHES I love growing radishes, they grow quickly from seed, they are beautiful and can be eaten raw or cooked. A really simple delicious appetizer: wash and trim radishes, serve with softened high quality real butter and a small dish of coarse sea salt. Dip a radish in the butter and then the salt, pop [...]
FRANKLIN FOOD LOVERS TIP OF THE WEEK #10
Posted in Food Lover's Tips on June 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
STEAK At the last Franklin Foodie Happy Hour(s) the conversation turned to cooking steak. Someone said that they couldn’t find a good steak to cook on the grill from a local grocery store or market. After talking about how they cooked their steaks I figured out that if they followed a couple of tips they [...]
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