This salad is another summer favorite – think bruschetta with corn. All of the ingredients are at their best tasting in summer – especially if they’re coming straight from your garden! Shuck the corn and cut it off – don’t even boil it first – it makes the salad much easier to put together and… Continue reading Fresh Corn Salad with Balsamic Dressing
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Shrimp and Veggie Pasta Salad
Why is that whenever my kids open the refrigerator during the summer and it’s packed with healthy, wholesome vittles, they say, “There’s nothing to eat around here!” Meanwhile, the fridge is bursting with food and the counters are overflowing with fresh fruits and vegetables. What’s a meal-planning-frugal-foodie-home-cookin’-mom to do? Make pasta salad!! Pasta salad is… Continue reading Shrimp and Veggie Pasta Salad
Homemade Yogurt
This is a guest post from sister-in-law, Liana, who is very Go Gingham! She loves good food and is an excellent cook. I always enjoy learning from her and hope you will, too. I began making homemade yogurt 4 years ago, when my daughter started first grade. I was paying over $2 per quart of… Continue reading Homemade Yogurt
Weekly Meal Plan
This was the final full week of meals to plan before we head off on our 8th home exchange. We’re leaving soon for Spain and will be staying in a home along the Mediterranean Sea, in Alicante, at the beach. In the pictures, it looks dreamy and I can’t wait to arrive. Meanwhile, I’m trying… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day! To celebrate Father’s Day, I’d like to honor all Fathers and especially my own, who died suddenly many years ago at the very young age of 51. My dad was a “master griller” meaning he loved to grill on his big Weber Kettle barbeque (charcoal only, of course). Growing up, we always… Continue reading Happy Father’s Day
White Bean Dip
This recipe is one I just whipped up for our most recent dinner group gathering, which you’ll hear about very soon. My assignment for dinner group was “appetizer” and the hosts were serving Italian-ish/French-ish food. It’s all good when the hosts use terms like “ish” when they’re describing what they’ll be serving! This dip is… Continue reading White Bean Dip
Weekly Meal Plan
We kicked off the summer grilling season and celebrated Memorial Day with hamburgers on the grill this week. We made sliders, which are just small hamburger patties on small buns, and had all the fixings you can imagine. I do believe sliders were invented by someone who wanted to eat more than one burger at… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
Simple Summer Salad
When I was growing up, my mom did all of the cooking for our family of six kids. My dad did cook a few signature dishes but he always did the chopping. I think my dad really enjoyed chopping because whenever he was in the kitchen, he had a knife in his hand and was… Continue reading Simple Summer Salad
Just Say No to Baby Carrots
If you like to eat baby carrots that are ready to consume, I have news for you. Ready to eat baby cut carrots are really just big carrots that have been cut and sanded down into those cute little shapes. They’re not bad but they don’t taste nearly as good as long, fresh carrots that… Continue reading Just Say No to Baby Carrots
Weekly Meal Plan
Can you tell which nights our family has something going on? It seems every time there’s a school meeting or a practice or a game, we’re eating bean and cheese burritos with fresh salsa and our favorite sauce! Yes, it’s a weekly meal and it’s quick and healthy as long as the cheese doesn’t get… Continue reading Weekly Meal Plan
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