Baked Zucchini Boats

Baked Zucchini Boats
This is zucchini time. Our garden is thriving with big beautiful zucchini. It never ceases to amaze me how a zucchini goes from little to big so fast. In a single day the vegetable can grow 5 to 6 inches! Well lets just say I have many sizes of this bountiful vegetable..So today I made one of my favorite zucchini dishes. My Baked Zucchini Boats. This is a carbohydrate free dish that will leave you wanting more. Continue reading

Linguine with Basil & Garlic Aioli

Here’s a simple ‘go to’ for a quick and delicious pasta with little fuss. Pasta Aioli… So simple yet so good! I would eat this a lot in college because it was something that didn’t require a lot of time or money. I will admit in college I used dried spices instead of fresh and my cheese was probably not real cheese but a cheese substitute….LOL! It was good then, but better now that I only have the best ingredients on hand.    Continue reading

Fresh Ground Filet Mignon Burgers

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So I love filet mignon and it is about the only steak my honey will eat. I like to buy the whole tenderloin and trim it up myself. Next time I make a whole loin, I will demonstrate how to clean the loin. Today however, I used a portion of the trimmings and ground them into excellent, juicy and tender filet mignon burgers. I used a local Handcrafted Artisan Bread from Carter’s. The Parmesan loaf is my favorite for this dish. Hope you get the chance to enjoy these delicious burgers. I paired this burger with a Cabernet Sauvignon from J.R. Dill Winery on the south/east side of Seneca Lake… Continue reading

Just Picked Blueberry Pie

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I have a friend who loves to pick blueberries every year for everybody. Who am I to complain? So when she delivered twenty cups of blueberries, it was pie time, blueberry pancake time, blueberry in my cereal time… blueberries galore! I ended up making four pies, three were sweet and one was sort of savory. I will give you the savory variation at the end… Continue reading