Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta

Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta

 

--for Father's Day--

 

For simple summertime entertaining, nothing beats Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta.

Full of summers bounty, we created this bow-tie pasta dish for our Grandpa, who loves lemon.

Blueberry Bow-Tie Pasta is good served warm or cold. Grandpa prefers a hot pasta dish, but the hearty portability of this dish makes it a standout for picnics and summer evening pot-lucks.

 

6 large leaves of basil should be enough, but don't chop the basil too small. Go for an even mix of blueberry, basil, and tomato, so keep these to similar sized pieces. You might want to use 2 tomatoes if they are smallish.



• zest of 1 lemon
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 1/8 cup minced red onion
• 1/2 cup shredded Romano cheese
• 1 cup blueberries
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh basil
• 1 large tomato diced
• 1 lb cooked farfalle pasta
• olive oil
• salt -n- pepper

 

Combine first 7 ingredients with fresh cooked pasta and a drizzle of olive oil.

Salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy!



Summertime Kitchen

Working on new recipes...

Here is the start of a tomatilla & tortilla casserole....

Flowers in the Kitchen

Alex, the best stitcher in our family, crossstiched blue (of course!) roses on these fluffy waffle-weave oven mitts. Nice how she mirrored the design. Just wanted to share a project that's really finished!

So thankful for my daughter, Alex :)
I know this is a crazy busy week, everyone getting ready for holidays. But if you have a minute, please share: What are you thankful for this Thursday?

 

Thanks for sharing,

Happy Holidays --Mom

Something Old, Something New

Something accomplished! I received this new canning book for Mother's Day, and finally made time to try a new recipe, Orange Syrup. I didn't have quite enough oranges and lemons for marmalade. And this syrup recipe uses honey and a lot less sugar than marmalade. But I do love marmalade. We'll cook that next time. Or maybe, Prickly Pear Marmalade, or ohhhh! Blueberry-Lime Jam, so many recipes in my new book! There are even recipes for canning seafood, and a chapter on dehydrating.... This book will keep me busy for along time.

I used to visit my Grandmother Lola for her birthday every August, to help with canning beets. Glad I have been able to share that tradition with Alex. We have made blackberry jam and strawberry jam too. Although no one does it like Grandma. I'm very thankful for those summer days with Grandma, in her garden and her kitchen, sharing the simple joys of hard work and homemaking. Grandma always made every holiday special, you know how Grandmas do, but it is these work days that I treasure most.

I want my daughter to know there is a lot more in these two jars then just oranges and honey and a day of chopping and stirring. They hold family tradition. And love under glass to share with our family and friends.