Author Archives: cathyboettner

This is a family favorite! 5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast, sliced to 3/4″ 1 cup all purpose flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 2-12 oz jars artichoke hearts 2/3 cup capers, drained 1 1/4 cup drained sun dried tomatoes packed in oil 4 tbsp minced roasted garlic (or fresh) 6 cups chicken stockContinue reading “Chicken Piccata for a Crowd”

I have a REALLY busy week coming up this week because I am hosting a fundraiser event for a local non-profit. So in preparation for no time, I made a HUGE batch of this for the week and also to share with my son and his girlfriend who were in town for a wedding thisContinue reading “Pesto Chicken Quinoa Power Bowl”

We have friends who are native to India and they brought this over once when they visited. We loved it so much that we had to make it ourselves. I make the recipe from the America’s Test Kitchen Vegetarian Cookbook. You can subscribe to their site and get this recipe, or you can use thisContinue reading “Saag Paneer with Greens from the Garden”

I made some cherry wood smoked chicken to go with all the salads we made this week. I used the same techniques as are used in this YouTube video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nd1rM3CsoN0&t=23s&ab_channel=Tasty This technique may look intimidating, but it really isn’t. I had to watch the video several times the first time I made turkey this way,Continue reading “Smoked Chicken Salad”

My husband has been eating High Protein Nutella Granola with Vanilla Greek Yogurt for months. Because the majority of the granola is nuts and/or seeds, it packs a lot of protein into a manageable breakfast, and coupled with the Greek Yogurt, which also contains a lot of protein, this breakfast keeps him going until lunchtime–andContinue reading “High Protein Granola”

Cranberries are coming to a store near you and if you don’t love store bought cranberry sauce, this is something that you can make for Thanksgiving well in advance. I have never been a fan of canned jellied cranberry sauce–the shape of it; the taste of it; the awful sound it makes as it slidesContinue reading “Time to Make Cranberry Sauce”

All I can say is, “WOW!” I have picked and picked and picked some more, and the veggies just keep coming. Above is the romaine lettuce that I picked HARD just about 5 days ago and I need to pick some more. I pick the leaves around the outside and leave the rest to grow.Continue reading “Fall Produce”

I finally talked my husband into planting blueberry bushes and rhubarb on the east and west sides of our garden shed. I love the vineyard that has blueberries, but it’s a pretty long drive from here, so having our own blueberries has been a goal of mine. I started by spraying the grass around theContinue reading “Blueberry Bushes and Rhubarb”

When we moved to this house, we still had the farm, and still had to keep up both yards and landscaping. We knew that eventually, we would lose the storage at the farm and would need somewhere to store the mowers, leaf blower, weed eater, spreaders, sprayers, and all the other garden implements. I knewContinue reading “The Shed”

We are having people over so I am preparing a make-ahead dinner that is easy to eat outside. This is a hearty beef stew with bacon, tomatoes, mixed vegetables, baby potatoes, and onions. I am making Cheesy Grits bread that was published in Southern Living Magazine in 2005. You can find that recipe here https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/bacon-cheddar-grits-bread.Continue reading “Beef Stew and Homemade Bread by the Fire”