Summer Sweet Corn Crab Salad

As we get near the end of July here in the Mid-West, it’s HOT!!!! Worst it’s humid. Honestly, the adage “It’s not the heat it’s the humidity” is true for me….UGH!!!! Summer Sweet Corn Crab Salad is the perfect “It’s too hot to cook” recipe. Summer Sweet Corn Crab Salad Recipe   Sweet corn is a summer staple. We are fortunate to have one of the best places for sweet corn ever! Selim’s Greenhouse and Farmers Market has far and away the best sweet corn I have ever tasted. Continue reading “Summer Sweet Corn Crab Salad”

BLT Galettes with Basil Mayo

The last of my ginormous tomatoes were perfect for my BLT Galettes with Basil Mayo. As gardens go this year was a challenge. First, it was cool and rainy. Then it was hot and dry. Not a good scenario for gardening. All and all our garden was a minor success.One thing that grew amazingly well after the cool, wet start was our tomatoes. I kid you not they were the size of baseballs. Of course, they were all ready at once.

BLT Galette

Some went in the freezer, some went to the neighbors, and some went into BLT Galettes with Basil Mayo.

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Orange Chicken Orzo Salad

Once again Mother Nature was at it here in the mid-west! It snowed on Saturday!!!!!! And I mean enough for the weather service to issue a Winter Storm Warning!!! I will not be dissuaded from making Spring salads. Orange Chicken Orzo Salad was born on a snowy April day!

Orange Chicken Orzo Salad

All of this cruddy weather has made it hard to get in the Springtime mode. Anything too complicated is just too complicated!! This salad is crazy easy.

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