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…
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…
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…
I love me some three-day weekends! It started with the Solider Field 10 Miler, I didn’t have as good a run as I did last year, but I wasn’t well prepared so it was not surprising. It has been awhile since I ran a race so it was fun to get back out there. The…
I didn’t get all of my summer reading done by Labor Day. Oh well, at least I am not wearing white. Technically, I didn’t finish my summer reading, I never got to The Heights or Medium Raw, I need to carve out more time for reading. They will go on my Fall/Winter reading list coming…
I hate to see good food go bad. I saved a bunch of basil from a sad death via the garbage disposal. We have either been out of town or eating out and have lots of vegetable eating to catch up. I took inventory of the vegetable crisper and made a plan in an effort…
We hosted a back to school Wagons and Wine in our front yard last night. Wagons and Wine is our neighborhood version of happy hour. It was a fun and great opportunity to unwind from a busy first week at school. For me, it was also an opportunity to put my Michigan peaches to use….
One thing I love about vacation is that pace of everything is slowed. No set schedule to follow. Cooking is no exception, I love cooking on vacation and taking my time to try new recipes without the usual weeknight dinner rush. One of my favorite recipes I prepared last week in Michigan was a ceviche. …
I am really excited I decided to take part in the Summer Food 2010 Project. Even more excited that they let me, thanks The Because Show! The project involves podcasters and bloggers taking on one topic and putting their own spin on it, the topic being summer food. Taking part in a CSA our summer…