We had some leftover pinto beans we wanted to use up from dinner last night and we had some okra we bought at the farmers market so decided to combine the two and make tacos. Today made some quick chow chow relish to top it. For the Southern Style Tacos: Cooked pinto beans Chow Chow (see recipe below) Okra  2 eggs 1 cup butter milk 1 cup flour 1 cup corn meal oil for frying Taco shells To fry the okra first mix two eggs with a cup of butter milk. Then in a second bowl mix the flour and corn meal. Chop the okra into bite size pieces.  Dip…

Texas Caviar is a veggie dip that is great with tortilla chips or on a burrito. We used yellow pear tomatoes and field peas from the farmers market and cherry tomatoes from our garden. To make a large batch of Texas Caviar you need: 3 cups field peas 2 ears corn 1 jalapeno pepper deseeded 2 cups pear tomatoes 1 cup cherry tomatoes 2 limes 2 avocados diced 1/2 cup diced red onion 1/8 cup cilantro 1 tbsp olive oil oregano chili pepper Start by cooking the field peas in salted water. Bring it to a boil then reduce heat and cook for 20 minutes. Drain the peas and set…

The mint in the backyard is growing wild. It smells great every time I mow the lawn. To make one Blackberry Mint Cocktail you need: handful fresh mint 6 blackberries 1 1/2 oz rum simple syrup Start by muddling the mint in your glass then add the blackberries and crush them up a bit. Pour in the rum and fill with ice. Top the drink with simple syrup to fill the glass. Like to drink? Strawberry Kombucha Cocktail Cranberry Bourbon Arnold Palmer  

Been rainy for past few days but went to the farmers market anyways Saturday. Bought some Boozer Farms peaches and thought it would be a great addition to this Caribbean flavored meal. To make the rice and peas you need to start by soaking your beans overnight. For the Rice and Peas we used: 1/2 lb kidney beans (red peas) 5 cloves of garlic 1 can of coconut milk 2 cups white rice 1 serrano pepper 3 green onions If you are starting with dried beans you need to soak them overnight then when you are ready to start cooking drain and rinse them again. Add the soaked kidney beans…

Last summer we shared our recipe for fried green tomatoes. This time we tried the same recipe with soy milk instead of butter milk and it worked just as well. For this sandwich we mixed 1/8 cup of mayonnaise and one tea spoon of siracha and spread that on the bread. Then we just added our fried green tomatoes and little lettuce. Need more sandwiches in your life? Arugula & Tomato Sandwich Monster Vegetarian Club Sandwich Vegan Nashville Hot Chicken Sliders

The basil plants have gotten pretty big so it was time to harvest. This is the first batch of pesto we have made this year. Sometimes we will just have a little pesto, bread, and cheese in the evening for summer dinner on the porch but last night we added it to a sauce for a quick Creamy Pesto Asparagus Pasta dish. For this recipe you first need to make or buy some pesto. Here is the link to our recipe posted last summer. To make Creamy Pesto Asparagus Pasta you need: cooked pasta one bunch of asparagus 2 shallots diced 1 tomato diced 2 cloves garlic minced 1/2 pint cream 1…