by Renee Pottle | Jul 24, 2015 | Instagram, Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Feeling lazy? Vegetarian pasta is the answer when you are just too tired to spend hours cooking. I have always found Thursday to be the toughest night of the week. We are all tired, but still have another full day to go before we can rest. When the kids were little,... 
by Renee Pottle | Nov 13, 2014 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Roasted squash and black beluga lentils combine to make a rich and filling soup. Do you grow butternut squash? If so, you may wonder what to do with it all. Even if you have a squash-loving family like mine, night after night of mashed squash can get old. The other... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 22, 2014 | Canning and Preserving, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Or….What do you do with overcooked jam?! I am so fortunate to have two very clever daughters-in-law. Those “boys” may have given me grey hair, but they sure did choose wonderful partners. A couple of years ago I made several batches of cherry jam.... 
by Renee Pottle | Oct 29, 2013 | Real Food, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Friday was World Pasta Day, an event that provided inspiration for some homemade pasta. Although I own a pasta machine, it’s heavy and clunky and I haven’t dug it out of the cupboard in ages. But homemade pasta is soooo much better than the dried kind, or... 
by Renee Pottle | Sep 13, 2013 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
Late summer harvest brings some of my favorite foods; dark, flavorful eggplant, ripe, juicy tomatoes, crisp bell peppers, and an abundance of zucchini. It’s the best time of year to make ratatouille! Sometimes, when I am yearning for summer days deep in the dark... 
by Renee Pottle | Aug 22, 2013 | Recipes From the Garden, Soups, Sauces, and Entrees
One of my favorite recipes is Tomato-Zucchini Pie. I only make it when the tomatoes and zucchini are fresh, and it is not only filling and nutritious, it’s easy to make too. You will need: 2 cups chopped zucchini 1 1/2 cups chopped tomato 1/3 cup grated Parmesan...