Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Bookmark this one for next summer, or use your fall garden bounty. This was my go-to appetizer this summer and it never failed to please. Assembled in advanced, it makes for a low effort and beautiful dish. It is also a great way to use up tomatoes that are on the brink. Baking them means…
Despite quarantine being a perfect time to tend a garden, I did not plant a garden this year, first time in probably 15 years. We attempted to start a few vegetables from seed. We had quick success that led to epic failure. In summary, I don’t have the energy to be responsible for keeping anything…
Tomatoes are the gem of summer. Enjoy them fresh from the garden as tomato toast.
A dinner that everyone in my house can agree on, is one served family style. Our favorite is Greek pita sandwiches. Bear with me, I’ll get there. But first let’s talk cheese, specifically homemade labneh. Labneh is a tangy cheese made from Greek yogurt. Similar in taste to cream cheese or goat cheese but with…
There is nothing the like the hustle and bustle of the holidays to such the joy out of the season. Whoever said it is the most wonderful time of the year wasn’t in charge of getting anything done. My to-do list is always a mile long and time is always short. Making time to enjoy…
The radishes were another gorgeous item we saw at the farmers market this past weekend. When we walked past this bunch on the table the 8 year-old said “I want some of those”. Of course, I had to grab a bunch to take home. Such beauties. Knowing radishes have a bite, I didn’t want that…
The best part of working from home is (besides being able to eat Brussels sprouts for breakfast) the time I save on commuting can be spent in the kitchen. Relaxed time in the kitchen, without the normal rush of a weeknight meal. It gives me time to dig into recipes on my to-cook list. A…
Necessity is the mother of invention. Or in my case the loathe of going to the store twice in one day. I forgot appetizers to pickup some pre-dinner snacks so I had to improvise with what I had on hand. I’ve had a 3 lb. bag of pecans taking up space in the fridge for…
Our family loves to spend a Sunday watching the Bears. The schedule this year has not coordinated with our family schedule. Lacrosse took most of our Sundays, and the Monday and Thursday night games are too late for school nights. Last weekend my husband was lucky enough to get to see the game, his two…
September, gone in a flash, and October is about to do the same. I can’t let October slip by without a pumpkin recipe. Over the weekend we had out annual Blocktoberfest. The block party gods watched over us again, we have some pretty amazing weather considering it was the last weekend in October. Blocktoberfest is…