Refrigerator Pickles

Refrigerator Pickles

It summer, you have a ton of cucumbers fresh from the garden, and you are craving pickles NOW! You begin to make your favorite pickle recipe and then wonder if there was a way you could eat fresh-from-the-garden pickles sooner than your standard recipe makes. 

[Oven] Sun-Dried Tomatoes

[Oven] Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Summer Produce, while it may seem overwhelming at times to have so many fresh garden goodies all at once, we need to embrace every last piece from our garden! Sometimes you eat them fresh, sometimes you can them, sometimes you cook with them, and sometimes 

Pickled Jalapenos

Pickled Jalapenos

If you are a regular reader here, you may remember that last year my fabulous fiance (who at that point was just a great boyfriend) planted two habanero plants. “Ok”, I thought to myself “how bad can that be”. WELL – two habanero plants led to 

Grilled Peach & Mozzarella Caprese

Grilled Peach & Mozzarella Caprese

Around here we are in the midst of Tomato Season, which really makes me happy. One of my favorite things to do with tomatoes is just top them with some mozzarella and basil (on a plate with salt & pepper or melted between bread or 

Prim’s Basil Goat Cheese Balls

Prim’s Basil Goat Cheese Balls

The Hunger Games will be out on DVD in 1 Week! I have dubbed this “Hunger Games Week” here at Teacher by Day – Chef by Night. Each post this week will be some food as mentioned in The Hunger Games (and from the Unofficial 

Peaches & Cream Pudding Pie

Peaches & Cream Pudding Pie

Sometimes some of the best foods come together without much thought or preparation. . Here’s the scene: We were going to a Covered Dish Picnic I was afraid my Squash Casserole was not going to be enough There were lots of Fresh Peaches in the