Scrambled Eggs with Cheese

Sunday mornings are usually when my husband makes breakfast. I really look forward to what he will do; sometimes it's simple and sometimes quite gourmet, but never a disappointment.

Here is what he made this week:

Scrambled Eggs with Cheese

Crack however many eggs you want into a bowl.

Scramble the eggs and add milk.


Put your frying pan on medium to low heat and melt some butter in the pan to prevent sticking.

Pour egg mixture into the pan (you may need to lower the heat a little, you do not want these eggs to cook fast). Put cheese pieces on top of egg mixture.


Cook slowly, stirring as needed. Be careful not to over cook.

We like to use a variety of cheeses, sometimes 2 or 3 different kinds at a time.

Sweet Potato Salad

If you like sweet potatoes this salad won't disappoint!

Sweet Potato Salad
1 large sweet potato; chopped, cooked, cooled
1 small onion; chopped
2 large eggs; hard boiled, diced
1 tablespoon Italian herb blend
mayonnaise; to taste

Mix together potato, onion, eggs and herb blend.

Add mayonnaise to taste.

Tequila and Ginger Marinade

Wanted something a little different last night. This is what we came up with.

Tequila and Ginger Marinade
1/4 cup water
1 tablespoon tamari (soy sauce)
1 teaspoon tequila
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1/4 teaspoon ginger; ground

Combine all ingredients and mix well.

This will marinate 1 1/2 to 2 pounds of beef.
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Building a Boules Court

Building a Boules Court

Our favorite movie is Peter Mayle's “A Year in Provence”; I think we have seen it about 10 times (the only movie we have ever purchased to own). In the movie they play the game of boules, or petanque, as is is also called, and we just had to try it.

We found a great set of boules balls on ebay and decided we needed a court to play on. The big project of this year.

In our back yard, which is relatively flat, we had a flower garden that was being taken over by weeds. We figured this would be a good spot for the court. The first step was transplanting all the flowers, then cutting the weeds down with a mower. Lumber was cut with the saw mill, and a load of gravel was ordered. The court measures 13' by 38' and the bottom is covered with a weed blocking ground cloth.

We built the frame, got it level and started hauling in gravel (a skid steer worked real well for this part). Our court took about 12 yards of gravel. After the gravel was all in place we raked it as smooth as possible.
Already we have spend many hours playing boules, now we need to teach the game to a few friends!

A “What’s In the Frig?” Pasta Salad

Earlier today I was in the mood for a pasta salad, but I knew I really didn’t have a lot of ingredients on hand. I decided to scour the refrigerator to see what I could come up with.

I cooked about 3 cups of pasta and set it aside. I found walnuts and shredded some asiago cheese. Last summer I made pickled nasturtium seeds (“capers”) and pickled garlic scapes, and I knew these would be good in a salad. We recently bought some organic freshly pressed sunflower oil from a local farm. That and some of the brine from the garlic scapes would make a great dressing. From the spice drawer I decided on Italian herb blend.



I didn’t measure a thing. Just “a little of this, a bit of that” and tasted as I went along. I added a little extra sunflower oil at the end and mixed in all the ingredients.

It tastes great!

Easy Baking Recipes: Pumpkin Pie

Last week we cut up the last pumpkin from our garden. It was quite big, so we were able to make a lot of things with it.



Pumpkin Pie

1 pie shell, 8, unbaked
1 1/2 cups pumpkin; cooked and mashed
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon molasses
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/4 teaspoon cloves
1 large egg
1/2 cup cream (heavy)

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Grease a pie plate and line with pie shell.

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well with a fork.

Pour into prepared pie plate.

Bake 55 to 65 minutes, until filling is firm.

Baked Apples

Baked Apples
6 large apples; peeled, cored and sliced
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon cloves
2 tablespoons butter; melted
1/4 cup water

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9" x 7" baking dish.

Peel, core and slice apples into 8 pieces. Place in baking dish.

Combine sugar, flour and spices. Mix well and sprinkle over apple slices.

Pour melted butter over apples/flour mixture, then pour the water on top.

Bake 20 minutes uncovered, then 20 minutes covered. Serve warm. It is also good cold.