Jacky Hackett: Cooking, eating, reading, riding my bike that goes nowhere — living my best porch life.
Strawberries + Basil = Summer Easy + No Bake (almost) = Vacation Summer vacation in a pie crust… I love cooking, so I have no problem cooking on vacation. It gives me time to try new things and not be rushed. But sometime simple wins. There is no time like summer for simple, easy, no…
Pre-vacation eating can get interesting. Our fridge was just about bare, with the exception of all the goodies from the CSA. Hate to waste hard grown food. Layered them all in a casserole, added in some feta, topped it some Parmesan and crunchy onions (of the green bean casserole fame) and baked for about 20…
So those beer marshmallows I made that I dipped in chocolate and topped with crushed pretzels… They didn’t store too well, the pretzels lost their crunch. Luckily I only dig this with a dozen or so of the marshmallows in the batch. I was able to salvage them though, I followed Lynn’s lead and made…
This was the weekend to finally conquer the homemade marshmallows. But not just any marshmallows… Beer marshmallows. They are surprisingly easy to make, but require full concentration from start to finish. I had the day to myself, guaranteed no interruptions. We are going camping in a week so the timing was just right. These will…
Not much to say on this one. I am loving the lemon basil from this week’s CSA basket, a bright version of my favorite herb. It’s nice match for buttery shortbread for an easy summer dessert. Lemon Basil Shortbread Recipe Type: Dessert Prep time: 10 mins Cook time: 20 mins Total time: 30 mins…
The past few summers we have been members of a community supported agriculture (CSA) and have loved getting our vegetables that way. The first one we belonged to stop servicing our area after two summers we tried a new one last summer. The one we used last summer delivered huge quantities, which is great but…
Vine ripe tomatoes, fresh picked basil — Summer eating doesn’t get better. Love the linger of the basil on your hands after you’ve picked it, the scent is so strongly associated to summer for me it just brings a rush of happiness. Add fresh mozzarella and those vine ripe tomatoes I mentioned and I’m grinning…
Salad is the name of the game these days. It’s been hot, we’ve been busy, salad fits the bill. We tend to cook a large portion of protein at the beginning of the week and then throw it into fresh salads for lunch and dinner. This week my husband grilled chicken with curry seasoning. My…
Part two of our small plates evening was even better than part one. I am a little hesitant to tell you about this one, I am back to cauliflower. Purely an accident, I picked the recipe not realizing it had cauliflower in it. No worries because this recipe from Plenty is the best so far. …
Appetizers are an ideal summer meal in my opinion, especially when it is too hot to fire up the grill or be stuck in the kitchen. Small plates type of meals also give me a chance to try new recipes, besides it leaves you free to enjoy the meal instead of cooking/prepping with the guests…