Recipes and ideas so you never have to ask what the forks for dinner!
Even though summer is over, somethings still hang on. Cherry Tomatoes to name one , Upside Down Tomato Tart can use up those hanger-oner’s.
Although I have not had a garden in several years, there were times when I still had tomatoes the end of October. Especially cherry tomatoes, they just keep going and going!! Continue reading “Upside Down Tomato Tart”
With summer coming to a close, so is sweet corn season. This years crop from my friends at Selmi’s was sooooo good! I had a few ears left over and Spicy Fresh Corn Relish was the perfect way to preserve (pun intended) those golden kernels.
Even as a kid my favorite veggie was corn, it still is today. Fresh corn ob the cob is summer at it’s best. If you ever had the chance stop by Selmi’s and pick up a dozen…..better get two…..of their fabulous bi-colored corn do it, you will not be disappointed . My nephews girlfriend told me it the best sweet corn she has ever had……I couldn’t agree more.
The end of summer is also canning time for those who garden and lay up a larder of their goods. While this is not a traditional canning recipe……it’s more like “quick can”, it produces a fine relish. It will last about a month in the frig.
Sweet corn, fresh off the cob, no need to cook it, red onion, red chiles, and jalapeños, with a touch of lime and cilantro for freshness. Cover with an apple cider brine and you have a sweet little relish.
Spicy Fresh Corn relish is a perfect way to spicy up a grilled burger or bratwurst, maybe a hot dog.
If you have a few ears of corn to use up try Spicy Fresh Corn Relish to end the summer with spice!
Keywords: chiles, jalapeño, red onion, corn, cilantro, lime, condiment, easy
Pea Salad …..you either love it or hate it! Me I’m a lover!!
Two recipes stand out in my mind…..one was my Mom’s. All of us have those recipes that Mom or Grandma made that we never learned, and that there wasn’t a recipe for.
My Mom’s Pea Salad was one of those. You always think you will ask, watch, have them teach you, and you never do. So, from experience if there is a family recipe you want to learn do it…..no time like the present.
My other Pea Salad love was from the Ponderosa Steakhouse. Now, I didn’t know this but Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses were started by Dan Blocker who was Hoss Cartwright on a TV show from the 60’s called Bonanza. The things you don’t find out writing a food blog…….huh!
Any whoo……if you don’t know how the Ponderosa works, it’s kinda like a buffet with steaks, you order your steak and they bring it to you, and while you wait you can go to the salad bar or their other food bars, they have soup, and dessert.
On the salad bar was their Pea Salad……lets just say I could eat it by the shovel full! There is no longer a Ponderosa in our area but the memory remains…..sigh!
Which bring me to how I cam to make this particular Pea Salad. The Ponderosa version had peas, bacon, and cheese ( I think….a little fuzzy on the cheese). Cruising Facebook there was a link to Martha Stewart and this Pea Salad recipe.
I followed the link and low and behold, it sounded like it could be a match for my beloved Pea Salad.
I really try to be original with my recipes, but I did this one as written……perfection!!!
Leave it to Martha Stewart to find the key to perfect Pea Salad…..use the peas frozen….I know right!
I always thawed my peas and after a day it was ……..I know this doesn’t sound appetizing, but kinda watery. By some magic of Martha, that does not happen when you start with frozen peas.
The recipe is pretty simple and comes together in a flash. I made it and took it to a Memorial day cook out and it was a hit. It was as close to the Ponderosa Pea Salad as I have every had.
Looking for a perfect Pea Salad look no further…….and thank Martha!
