Author: Janine Blackwell
Beef Bourguignon
I love fall. All of it! But let me back up. At the Clark County Fair, I connected up with a 4-H family that raises market hogs, so I bought one. […]
Authentic Italian Tomato Sauce
I feel so accomplished. In the last couple of days, I learned to bake my mother’s bread recipe, got some of my daughter’s school-clothes shopping done and had a marathon […]
Home grown peppers, cherries & organic apple cider! It’s Pepper Jelly Time!
One of my great joys is sharing the things I make or cook with friends and family (small get-togethers with both appetizers and drinks or a small dinner party, are […]
Tomatoes and Panini
Tomatoes you say? Yeah — me too! And remember, I have the little ones, grape and cherry tomatoes. Not only do I have a bowl on the table that is constantly […]
Lots and Lots of Little Tomatoes! What Do You Do With Them?!
What a surprise I have ended up with in my garden! My daughter and I planted six tomato plants this spring, but realized as we were working the beds that three […]
The Best Beef You’ve Ever Tasted!
It started around 13 years ago, by accident really (I’d never given it much thought before), buying locally grown, organic if possible, beef, pork and chicken. I grew up eating dinner […]
4-H Baking at the Fair
On Tuesday, July 30, I judged the 4-H Baking at the Clark County Fair. Kids from 6 to 19 years old submitted their work for us to look at, smell […]
Simple Guacamole!
My car died coming back from vacation leaving us stranded at ten o’clock at night at the Woodburn Ford Dealer. Well, I live on a great street with great neighbors! […]
Without a doubt, Pesto is one of the greatest sauces out there!
Food snobs of the world will insist that the only pesto is Pesto Genovese – made from the basil and oil produced in the hills around Genoa, Italy. I’ve had […]