The leaves are turning golden and dropping to the ground. Pumpkins and mums line the front steps of homes in our neighborhood. We picked up some pumpkins and flowers this weekend along with a bale of hay that sits by the front door to usher in the fall season. Some of the mums you buy at stands in…
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a bit of heat and picky eaters
We turned the calendar to October and pulled some shorts back out for another round of warm weather. Nature’s little game of keeping us guessing. That includes the weather and what is growing in the garden. It’s a reminder to always look around at what grows all around you. We made a discovery this weekend. The…
see you september
September. The cooler air moves in and the leaves begin their show-stopping parade of color. The first race of the cross-country season was held this weekend. The runners followed the course and the sunshine highlighted the slightly orange canopy of leaves in the park. Little guy is racing this year and found out the course is not as easy…
say cheeseburger!
Do you know what today is? It’s National Cheeseburger Day! You can scroll back a few posts for our tips on a better backyard burger. Like how using the trapped steam at the end of cooking time helps make a really juicy burger. Here’s your challenge for National Cheeseburger Day. Break out of the rut of putting…
corn chowder calling
What word comes to mind when you think of corn? A good ear of corn is naturally sweet. As we’ve said here before, boiling corn pulls the corn flavor into the boiling water. The corn gets drained in a colander. Now, the water and all that flavor gets washed down the drain. Do yourself a favor and always…
hot off the panini press
Hey, didn’t she say she had a big announcement tomorrow? Last week? She did. It has been a few more tomorrows. Here is the news. Continue following the conversation here at herbinkitchen.com and join me over at PARADE.com where I will be posting once a week in the FOOD section. Today was the first post and it…
a better backyard burger
Just in time for the summer finale of fireworks we share some burger tips. Labor Day weekend means spending time outside and enjoying some summer salads and grilled food. Follow these tips to make the juiciest burger your grill can turn out. First, start with the meat. A combination of fatty meat and lean gives you a good texture…
for the love of a summer lasagna
Summer weather and lasagna. Maybe these aren’t two things you think of together. But you should. What’s bursting in the garden at this time of year? Juicy tomatoes and herbs. Celebrate the season and the bounty of fresh produce with a lasagna highlighted by a tomato sauce that only gets heat from being in the oven. This…
still summer please
The back-to-school commercials start earlier every year. We’re at the halfway mark of summer. Enjoy the moment and celebrate the season. Every year we try and grow a different variety of tomato. We learned years ago that cherry tomatoes can become extremely invasive. They reseeded and took root everywhere from an empty, broken pot to a crack…
the heat is on
It has been a scorcher with punishing heat. One day, the only reason we got out of the pool, was to make lunch and then dinner. When the temperature is climbing toward triple digits, salads are a reliable dinner staple. The summer produce is providing some picture-perfect vegetables and fruit. The tomatoes in our garden…
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