August 2021

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Recipes Reimagined

Peach & Blackberry Crisp!

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Blackberry Crisp is a classic, with two peach trees (Kaweah Peach and Indian Peach) we have peaches all Summer long from early July through September. Blackberries ripen at the same time and they make a wonderful duo. My husband loves this Peach & Blackberry Crisp with homemade honey vanilla ice cream. Ingredients: 2-3 lbs firm, ripe peaches, pitted and cut into bite size pieces 2 cups fresh blackberries 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice 1 cup quick cooking steel cut oats 3/4 cup all purpose flour 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon flake or kosher salt 1 …

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Blessings & Gratitude

Anatomy of a Pandemic

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In Mid-March 2020 the news that California was going into lockdown, “14 days to slow the spread”. As surprising as the announcement was…… the air in California had become so clear & clean it was like a miracle. By August, the fires started, and walking the hill became impossible. The poor air quality left an orange hue across the Valley. My niece (Christine) invited me to Laguna Niguel, near Dana Point which was beautiful! She reported “No smoke here”. Christine was right, the air was clear and her home along the coast spectular. I went for a few beautiful days. …

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Garden & Flower Secrets

Snackable Sunflowers

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My sunflowers were looking a little shabby so I decided it was time to take them down. I had been inspecting the snack seed sunflowers and thought that something must have gone wrong; they were not producing edible sunflower seeds. I took down the smaller one first and after close review decided YEP, something must have gone wrong, no sunflower seeds. I moved on to the larger one (below) which was growing on the East side of the yard and discovered that birds had been eating the sunflower seeds from the face of the snackable sunflowers. I rescued the seeds …

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Recipes Reimagined

My favorite Peach Pie Recipe

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Crust 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour, plus extra for rolling 1 cups (2 sticks or 8 o) unsalted butter, very cole, cut into small cubes 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 4 to 6 Tablespoons ice water Egg whites for brushing bottom & top of crust 1. Cut butter into 1/2 inch cubes and transfer to freezer for 20 minutes to 1 hour so that they become thoroughly chilled. 2. Combine flour, salt, and sugar in a food processor; pulse to mix. Add butter and pulse 8-10 times until mixture resembles coarse meal, wit pea size pieces of butter. …

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Recipes Reimagined

Sun Sugar Tomato “Sugo” (Pasta Sauce)

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This mostly “Sun Sugar” Tomato Pasta Sauce is fabulous. Sun Sugar tomatoes are small, golden, and incredibly sweet. The tomatoes themselves are beautiful in a simple salad with basil. This year we have an abundance of Sun Sugar tomatoes. Sun Sugar Sugo is cooling on the stove at this very moment. Simply follow these few steps: Cut sun sugars in 1/2 and larger tomatoes into 1/4’s. Today I’m using Sun Sugar & Early Girls. Fresh ingredients right from the garden makes the best sauce. Along with tomatoes I’m adding 2-3 Italian Long peppers and 3 homegrown yellow onions. The only …

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