Today, I am sharing my simple, easy-to-make, recipe for Garlic and Onion Chive Butter. Considered a compound butter because it has flavor additions made to plain butter, this Garlic and Onion Chive Butter combines finely chopped onion chives and garlic cloves with softened butter. The tasty uses to which this divine butter can be put are limited only by your imagination. Continue reading Garlic and Onion Chive Butter
I am always looking for ways to use rhubarb as it’s one of my favorite ingredients to cook with and to eat. It’s a versatile ingredient and I have discovered, when combined with tomatoes, it makes a tasty Rhubarb Tomato Ketchup. Use this condiment just as you would a typical tomato-based ketchup. Continue reading Homemade Rhubarb Tomato Ketchup
I like to use fresh produce when it is in season. It has so much more flavor than buying the same product when it is out of season. There are certain dishes that super fresh produce is essential and Fresh Peach Salsa is one of them. Versatile, this salsa can, of course, be used as a dip for tortilla chips and it can also be used as a topping for cooked fish, pork chops, or chicken breasts and for a number of other uses as well. Continue reading Fresh Peach Salsa Recipe
Chives, a perennial plant related to onions, are one of the season’s earliest gems. I generally cut back part of the patch to keep the chives producing all season long. But, letting some of the chives reach the flower blossom stage has its perks, too, and one of those perks is Chive Vinegar. Continue reading Homemade Chive Vinegar Recipe
This Rhubarb and Mango Chutney is a mildly spicy condiment. Combining the tart rhubarb with the sweet fresh mango and a variety of spices produces a fabulous flavour combination that teeters between the sweet and savory. Continue reading Rhubarb and Mango Chutney
I love my herb garden and being able to snip fresh herbs whenever I need them. I miss them in the winter. One way that I preserve some of my summer herbs for use throughout the rest of the year is to freeze them in olive oil in ice cube trays making what I call “Herb Cubes“. Continue reading Herb Cubes – A Way to Preserve Herbs for Winter Use